Paul Herriott presents RTÉ lyric fm’s concerts on weekday evenings, including live concerts and live recordings from Ireland and abroad. Principal Conductor Alan Buribayev takes the helm in tonight’s concert live from the National Concert Hall. We can look forward to a performance of a work by Buribayev’s great-grandfather Achmed Zhubanov in his homage to the traditional music of their native Kazakhstan with the Folk Dances from his tragic opera Abai.
Mussorgsky: (arr. Ravel) Pictures at an Exhibition
Zhubanov & Hamidi: Folk Dances from Abai (Irish premiere)
Stravinsky: The Rite of Spring
RTE National Symphony Orchestra
Alan Buribayev (conductor)
RTÉ lyric fm, Friday 29th May, 8pm-10pm