Hear excerpts of "The Rite of Spring" in conductor Valery Gergiev's thrilling performance with the Kirov Orchestra. Igor Stravinsky's ballet The Rite of Spring (Le Sacre du Printemps) is often held up ...

After his shocking ballet, The Rite of Spring, Igor Stravinsky branched out in surprising directions. Hoffman says that, up until the infamous (and riotous) Rite of Spring debut — on May 29, 1913 — ...

In May of 2013, composer Igor Stravinsky's landmark work "The Rite of Spring" turns 100 years old. Already, there have been conferences and performances all over the world to celebrate. Why is this ...

About a year ago, as the Music Center was anticipating its current dance season and the Joffrey Ballet’s return to Los Angeles, Thor Steingraber, the vice president of programming, got to thinking ...

To mark the birthday anniversary of composer Igor Stravinsky (b. June 17, 1882) classical host Cale Wiggins sets the record straight about riots and The Rite. Stravinsky's monumental work will be ...

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 ...

Western Piedmont Symphony will present MASTERWORKS: THE RITE OF SPRING, on Saturday, January 25. This season, the regional professional orchestra celebrates 60 years of music in the foothills of ...

(The) Rite of Spring, '(Le) sacre du printemps' Simon Rattle, Conductor Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra Symphonies of Wind Instruments Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra Simon Rattle, Conductor Apollon ...

As the 100th anniversary of Igor Stravinsky's ballet The Rite of Spring approaches, commentator Miles Hoffman reminds us that — as earthshaking as that infamous debut was — the composer soon branched ...