Event listing: The Rite Centenary | Hong Kong Cultural Centre: Concert Hall | Sat 1 Jun 2013 at 20:00

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Hong Kong Cultural Centre: Concert Hall10 Salisbury Road Tsim Sha Tsui Kowloon, Hong Kong, China

Dates/times in Hong Kong time zone

Programme

Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus (1756-1791)	Symphony no. 31 in D major, "Paris”, K297 (K300a)
Chopin, Fryderyk Franciszek (1810-1849)	Les Sylphides
Stravinsky, Igor (1882-1971)	Le Sacre du printemps (The Rite of Spring)

Performers

Hong Kong Philharmonic Orchestra
Oleg Caetani	Conductor

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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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An electrifying centenary Rite of Spring from the Hong Kong Philharmonic

Alan Yu, 3rd June

The première of Stravinsky’s The Rite of Spring at the Théâtre des Champs-Élysées was a roaring success, literally. There was such commotion among the audience that the dancers could hardly hear the music, despite the determined effort of conductor Pierre Monteaux to keep going.

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