Event listing: Philharmonia Orchestra | Usher Hall | Tue 23 Aug 2011 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.

Marianne Crebassa: “I love telling stories”

Mark Pullinger, 9th January

The young French mezzo discusses Ravel's Shéhérazade, and reflects on the art of song and her approach to recitals.

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A Rite for All Seasons

Alan Coady, 23rd August

If I had the use of the TARDIS for one night, I'd head for the Théâtre des Champs-Elysées, May 29th 1913 – scene of the première of Stravinsky's, Le Sacre du Printemps (The Rite of Spring).