Stravinsky's Rite of Spring

Symphony HallBroad Street, Birmingham, West Midlands, B1 2EA, United Kingdom

Dates/times in London time zone

Wednesday 03 June 2026

19:30

Programme

Frescobaldi, Girolamo Alessandro (1583-1643)	Gagliarda Seconda
Purcell, Henry (1659-1695)	Dido and Aeneas, Z 626: Dido's Lament "When I am laid in earth"
Debussy, Claude (1862-1918)	Préludes, Bk 1 no. 10: La Cathédrale engloutie (The Sunken Cathedral)
Mussorgsky, Modest Petrovich (1839-1881)	Boris Godunov: Coronation Scene
Bach, Johann Sebastian (1685-1750)	Toccata and Fugue
Stravinsky, Igor (1882-1971)	Le Sacre du printemps (The Rite of Spring)

Performers

Ilan Volkov	Conductor
City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra

Stravinsky goes to Hollywood! Ilan Volkov conducts The Rite of Spring, in a concert bursting with colour.

Stravinsky’s The Rite of Spring revolutionised classical music and we’re still reeling from the shockwaves. But then, there’s always a buzz when Ilan Volkov conducts the CBSO and today he celebrates another 20th century legend: the maverick conductor Leopold Stokowski, who took orchestral favourites and drenched them in fabulous, full orchestral colour. Savour those tunes and feel the air shake.

Tickets: £26, £38, £50, £62

CBSO Members on-sale 8 May 10:00. General on-sale 21 May 10:00.

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Performing Rites: how Stravinsky’s Sacre du printemps still shocks

Mark Pullinger, 29th March

Over a century after its premiere, Stravinsky's The Rite of Spring still has the power to shock. Vasily Petrenko offers insights, while Tamara Rojo reflects on one of the most powerful choreographies, the version by Pina Bausch.

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