Tchaikovsky's The Nutcracker

Musical fairy tales come true during Christmas. The Radio Philharmonic has prepared a delicate Christmas surprise. Young and old can enjoy a complete performance of Tchaikovsky's ballet The Nutcracker. A magical work entirely appropriate for the Christmas season. Vasily Petrenko knows the Russian repertoire like the back of his hand. He leads the orchestra through the wonderful world of Clara and her living Nutcracker puppet.

With The Nutcracker from 1892, Tchaikovsky wrote one of the most renowned ballets in the repertoire. The Russian Romantic masterfully succeeded in capturing the tender, naive dream world of the child in the most wonderful melodies. Enchanting passages such as the March, Flower Waltz or the Dance of the Sugar Fairy excite everyone's imagination.

The versatile Russian conductor Vasily Petrenko conducts orchestras all over the world. As chief conductor of London's Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Petrenko has specialized in the great classical repertoire. This evening, together with the Radio Philharmonic Orchestra and the National Children's Choir, Petrenko erects an unforgettable Christmas monument to the disarming splendor of Tchaikovsky's Nutcracker.