Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra
The Rite of Spring
Thursday 23 May 2013 7:30 pm
Liverpool Philharmonic Hall
Falla Suite, The Three Cornered Hat
Debussy Prélude à l’après-midi d’un faune
Borodin Polovtsian Dances* Listen to an extract
Stravinsky The Rite of Spring
Vasily Petrenko conductor
Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Choir*
Tickets £13, £18, £24, £29, £36
Paris, May 1913: and with 30 minutes of explosive sound, Igor Stravinsky blew 20th-century music sky-high. That first performance of The Rite of Spring ended in chaos – and we’re still feeling the aftershock today. The Rite remains one of the most thrillingly physical experiences in all music, and now, 100 years after that incredible first night, where the work literally caused a riot, Vasily Petrenko and the Orchestra prepare to unleash hell all over again.
It’s the shattering climax of a concert that recreates the original programme of that incredible night at the Ballets Russes, from the Russian colour of Borodin’s Polovtsian Dances to the silken beauty of Debussy’s Prélude.
Please note: the Classic Intro that was originally preceding this concert will now take place prior to the second The Rite of Spring concert on Friday 24 May.
This concert will finish at approx. 8.55pm.
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Watch the opening of The Rite of Spring with choreography by Pina Bausch
