Event listing: The Rite of Spring | Sydney Town Hall | Event is in the past

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Sydney Town Hall483 George Street, Sydney, New South Wales, 2000, Australia

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Programme

Wagner, Richard (1813-1883)	Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg: Prelude to Act 1
Stravinsky, Igor (1882-1971)	Le Sacre du printemps (The Rite of Spring)

Performers

Sydney Symphony Orchestra
Pietari Inkinen	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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Excellent playing, but lacklustre conducting in Sydney

Zoltán Szabó, 20th February

The Sydney Symphony, temporarily rehoused in the ornate Victorian style Town Hall, plays grandiose Wagner and safe Stravinsky.

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