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The transformation of an established classic can be a risky endeavor, and the effort doesn’t always pay off. Who wants to see a great, stark black-and-white film—“The Best Years of Our Lives,” say, or ...

Conductor Robert Spano assumes the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra’s podium again this month, his first appearances here since 2022. On May 2 and May 3 the venerated ASO music director laureate conducted a ...

San Francisco Ballet's varied Program Six serves up neoclassical elegance and athletic frenzy accompanied by chamber music and an orchestral orgy. The revival of Yuri Possokhov's “The Rite of Spring,” ...

The riotous premiere of "The Rite of Spring" in 1913 Paris is something of a legend. Igor Stravinsky's dissonant, pulsating score; Vaslav Nijinsky's frantic, tribalistic choreography; and the ballet's ...

The Vancouver Symphony Orchestra USA concludes the 2024/25 season with performances featuring highly acclaimed pianist Olga Kern on Saturday, May 31 at 7 p.m. and Sunday, June 1 at 3 p.m. at Skyview ...

One of the most important dates in classical music is the April 2, 1913, premiere of Stravinsky’s “The Rite of Spring,” but not for the famous riot that disrupted the ballet in Paris’ Théatre des ...

The Utah Symphony is performing “The Rite of Spring” where audiences will feel the contrast between the starkness of the desert and the frenetic intensity of spring's awakening. The Utah Symphony’s ...

Deep into the summer doldrums, the Space Coast Symphony Orchestra - the “Symphony for Everyone” - forges ahead in high gear to kick off its 15th season with a performance of Igor Stravinsky’s “The ...

FORT WORTH — Both the Fort Worth and Dallas symphony orchestras paired related works on concerts this week. Following the DSO’s Austro-German program, reviewed separately, the FWSO on Friday presented ...

Thomas Søndergård conducts Stravinsky’s groundbreaking ballet score, The Rite of Spring. Thomas Søndergård makes his debut as the Minnesota Orchestra’s Music Director Designate to conduct a stunning ...

For dancer Anique Ayiboe, entering the world of “The Rite of Spring” has been a journey of discovery. The Togolese dancer, who has been traveling and performing with the renowned Pina Bausch ...