This delightful Frederick Ashton double bill opens with his setting of Rachmaninoffs Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini, using the musics dark turbulence and brilliance to inspire some of his most thrilling choreography. Witty, impassioned and sublime this ballet was the pinnacle of Ashtons romantic style. The second half of the programme features Ashtons delicate, deceptively comic The Two Pigeons – a work rarely performed and a real treat for ballet fans everywhere.