Event listing: La Verdi Orchestra | Auditorium di Milano Fondazione Cariplo | Fri 18 Oct 2013 at 20:00

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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.

Bachtrack top ten: Piano Concertos

Danny Riley, 11th October

We take a look at the ten most popular piano concertos of recent years.

See Piano Concerto no. 3 in D minor, Op.30 in

Hamburg, Germany London, United Kingdom Amsterdam, Netherlands Salzburg, Austria Tokyo, Japan Prague, Czechia

La Verdi Orchestra's top class performance of Rachmaninov and Stravinsky in Milan

James Imam, 18th October

With the double bicentenary of Verdi and Wagner this year, other musical landmarks risk being eclipsed. But this October “La Verdi” commemorate the 140th anniversary of Rachmaninov’s birth with a series of concerts and lectures featuring all four of his piano concertos alongside works by other Russian greats.

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