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Tag Archives: Stravinsky
A polished Rite from Thierry Fischer and the RPO
Thierry Fischer/ Royal Philharmonic Orchestra Royal Festival Hall, 10th March 2020 The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra played Borodin at my first concert in London. That was nearly thirty years ago, when Vladimir Ashkenazy was chief conductor, the Royal Festival Hall its … Continue reading
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Tagged Borodin, Esther Yoo, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Stravinsky, Tchaikovsky, Thierry Fischer
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Poetic Rachmaninov from Lugansky, but Rouvali’s Swan Lake not always on pointe
Rouvali/ Philharmonia Royal Festival Hall, 3rd November 2019 “See the music, hear the dance.” Few have encapsulated the relationship between dance and music as deftly as the great choreographer George Balanchine. Presenting ballet scores in concert raises issues. Liberated from … Continue reading
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Tagged Nikolai Lugansky, Philharmonia, Rachmaninov, Santtu-Matias Rouvali, Stravinsky, Tchaikovsky
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Persistent: ENB’s outstanding new triple bill celebrating female choreographers
Broken Wings/ Nora/ The Rite of Spring ***** English National Ballet, Sadler’s Wells, 4th April 2019 Choreography was long a male preserve, yet it’s still sobering to learn that Tamara Rojo was dancing professionally for over two decades before she performed … Continue reading
Last Rites: Puccini meets Stravinsky in Leeds
The Rite of Spring/ Gianni Schicchi Phoenix Dance Theatre, Opera North, Leeds Grand Theatre, 16th February 2019 Stravinsky’s ballet The Rite of Spring famously caused a riot at its 1913 premiere at the Théâtre des Champs-Élysées. Demonstrations disrupted the performance, … Continue reading
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Tagged Adam Silverman, Aled Hall, Charles Edwards, Chorus of Opera North, Christopher Alden, Claire Pascoe, Dean Robinson, Diego Silva, Doey Lüthi, Garry Walker, Gianni Schicchi, Gordon Shaw, Jeanguy Saintus, Leah-Marian Jones, Opera North, Orchestra of Opera North, Peter Savidge, Phoenix Dance Theatre, Puccini, Richard Burkhard, Richard Mosley-Evans, Ross McInroy, Stephen Richardson, Stravinsky, Tereza Gevorgyan, The Rite of Spring, Tim Claydon, Victoria Sharp
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