The Rite of Spring

Waterfront Hall Belfast, Northern Ireland, BT13WH, United Kingdom

Dates/times in London time zone

Friday 21 May 2027

19:45

Programme

Reich, Steve (b. 1936)	Pulse
Scriabin, Alexander (1872-1915)	Le Poème de l'extase (The Poem of Ecstasy), Op.54
Reich, Steve (b. 1936)	Clapping Music
Stravinsky, Igor (1882-1971)	Le Sacre du printemps (The Rite of Spring)

Performers

Ulster Orchestra
Anna Handler	Conductor

Chief Conductor Anna Handler will bring this 60th anniversary season to a dramatic, unmissable close with one of the absolute blockbuster greats of classical music.

Stravinsky’s The Rite of Spring is epic, primal, explosive and a total game-changer for the course of modern music. The piece that caused a riot at its premiere still emits shockwaves today and this marks a rare opportunity to hear it live in all its huge, magnificent force. Matching the driving rhythms of The Rite of Spring are two works by US composer Steve Reich, as we celebrate his 80th birthday.

Tickets: £12.00-£38.00

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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.