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Kimmel Center: Marian Anderson Hall Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, PA 19102, United States

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Programme

Adams, John Luther (b. 1953)	Vespers of the Blessed Earth (world premiere)
Stravinsky, Igor (1882-1971)	Le Sacre du printemps (The Rite of Spring)

Performers

Mei Gui Zhang	Soprano
Donald Nally	Conductor	Adams
The Philadelphia Orchestra
The Crossing
Marin Alsop	Conductor	Stravinsky, 30 Mar
Austin Chanu	Conductor	Stravinsky, 31 Mar, 1 Apr

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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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Earth songs: Stravinsky and John Luther Adams in Philadelphia

Cameron Kelsall, 31st March

Personnel changes plague the world premiere of Vespers of a Blessed Earth, which sounds an urgent musical alarm on the harms of climate changes.

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