Event listing: The Planets & The Rite of Spring, Simone Young | Perth Concert Hall | Sat 6 Aug 2016 at 19:30

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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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Simone Young and the West Australian Symphony Orchestra: Electrifying Stravinsky

Sandra Bowdler, 6th August

Simone Young conducts the West Australian Symphony Orchestra in a high octane performance of Holst The Planets and Stravinsky The Rite of Spring

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