A handsome prince, a beautiful princess, and a well-meaning fairy: it鈥檚 the stuff of children鈥檚 stories. But this is a fairy-tale with claws, and there are some startling surprises in store as we venture into the flamboyantly colourful world of Bart贸k鈥檚 1914/17 ballet 'The Wooden Prince' 鈥� Hungary鈥檚 answer to 'The Firebird.' Then enjoy Carl Nielsen鈥檚 quirky Second Symphony (a musical depiction of human personality 鈥榯ypes鈥� according to the Ancient Greeks) in the first of three concerts that bring our Nielsen cycle with Chief Conductor Thomas Dausgaard to completion.
