The DSO's Brahms and Bruckner were linked only by proximity of premieres, but Stravinsky studied with the older Russian composer, and learned a lot of orchestral tricks from him. They're quite obvious ...

I listened to Stravinsky's work quite a long time ago in a recording conducted by Boulez. For the first time in a while, I ...

Thursday night's Dallas Symphony Orchestra concert may have had the highest average decibel count of any recent classical performance in the area. Most of that was built into the music, but there was ...

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The riotous premiere of "The Rite of Spring" in 1913 Paris is something of a legend. Igor Stravinsky's dissonant, pulsating score; Vaslav Nijinsky's frantic, tribalistic choreography; and the ballet's ...

The Boston Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Andris Nelsons, presented its final performance of Igor Stravinsky’s “The Rite of Spring” on Friday. “The Rite of Spring,” or “Le Sacre du printemps” in its ...

Western Piedmont Symphony will present MASTERWORKS: THE RITE OF SPRING, on Saturday, January 25. This season, the regional professional orchestra celebrates 60 years of music in the foothills of ...

Igor Stravinsky’s seminal ballet, “The Rite of Spring,” famously caused an uproar when it debuted in Paris in 1913. Stravinsky’s dissonant score and Vaslav Nijinsky’s staccato choreography struck a ...

Today I listened to the Japan Philharmonic Orchestra at Yokohama Minato Mirai Hall. The conductor was Okko Kamu, and the pianist was Hisako Kawamura. The first half featured Rachmaninoff's Piano ...

CLEVELAND, Ohio – While the mysterious life forces of nature were busy choreographing an early outburst of vernal colors outside Severance Music Center on Thursday evening, guest conductor Klaus ...

Stéphane Denève, music director of the St. Louis Symphony Orchestra, has proven himself a genius at programming concerts, with a winning mix of fan favorites, somewhat lesser-known canonical works, ...