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Thu 3 Apr 7:30pm at Symphony Hall
Stravinsky’s The Rite of Spring is one of the great orchestral showpieces of all time, a searing explosion of energy that evokes the violent arrival of a pre- Christian Russian spring with its rites of fertility and sacrifice. Listening to it over ninety years after its first performance, it’s easy to see why Western music has never quite recovered. Energy levels are
sure to be high when the cream of Britain’s young musicians and Vasily Petrenko perform Stravinsky’s masterpiece alongside the autumnal serenity of Strauss’s sublime Four Last Songs with stunning soprano soloist Gabriele Fontana.
6pm – FREE pre-concert of music by NYO composers – SWING, 8 pieces inspired by dance rhythms for NYO ensembles.
£5 – £37.50 SH Standard Orchestral Plan. Front four rows not available.
Vasily Petrenko Conductor
Gabriele Fontana Soprano
Mark Simpson New Commission 10’
Ravel Valses Nobles et Sentimentales 16’
Strauss Four Last Songs 23’
Stravinsky The Rite of Spring 33’
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