Event listing: Salonen, John Adams & The Rite of Spring | Chicago Symphony Center | Event is in the past

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Chicago Symphony Center Chicago, Illinois, IL 60604, United States

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Programme

Debussy, Claude (1862-1918)	Prélude à l'après-midi d'un faune
Adams, John (b. 1947)	Scheherazade.2
Stravinsky, Igor (1882-1971)	Le Sacre du printemps (The Rite of Spring)

Performers

Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Esa-Pekka Salonen	Conductor
Leila Josefowicz	Violin

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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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Riveting in Chicago première of Adams’ Scheherazade.2

Sam Jacobson, 2nd March

Esa-Pekka Salonen’s colorful program included the first Chicago performance of John Adams’ Scheherazade.2 with dedicatee Leila Josefowicz, along with works of Debussy and Stravinsky.

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