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Museum Ludwig

The soap opera of Greek gods, heroes and heroines has been a rich source of inspiration for writers, painters and musicians for centuries. In this concert we hear tales of men and women behaving very badly indeed, set to extraordinary music.

Aldeburgh Festival Ii: Phaedra

Snape Maltings

Camellia Symphony Orchestra: Fire and Legends

C.K. McClatchy High School

Čajkovskij & Rachmaninov

Maggio Musicale Fiorentino Theatre

The chamber music ensembles of the Scuola di Musica di Fiesole

Burning Bright

Congregation Beth Israel

Our 40th Season concludes with the 1946 revision of Stravinsky's ballet suite Petrushka. A second performance this season featuring soloists from the ranks of the orchestra will be Assistant Concertmaster Viet Block and oboist Lauren Nebel's performance of Bach's Concerto for Violin and Oboe. Oregon composer (and occasional OES contra-bassoonist) Nicole Buetti's Odyssey Overture will round out the program.

OES Summer Concert 2026

Vert Auditorium

Stravinsky’s A Soldier’s Tale, written and performed during the 1918 flu epidemic, is a satirical examination of the pursuit of happiness. We pair this iconic tale with a new work for the same jazz-inspired forces, in which Arna Bontemps’ novel Black Thunder clashes with contemporary social crises. Omari Tau brings his theatrical brilliance to both works.

A Soldier’s Tale & Interrogations

Bayview Opera House (BVOH)

Join us for a season finale of bold contrasts and artistic innovation at Dvorák & Firebird, a celebration of sound and emotion that transcends time and culture. The program opens with Strauss’s Death and Transfiguration, a profound depiction of life’s final journey. We welcome back Curtis Stewart, the 2025/2026 Joyce C. Willis Artist in Residence, presenting a juxtaposition of his work The Famous People with Dvorák ‘s Slavonic Dances. Experience a unique interplay as the orchestra performs three original movements from Slavonic Dances, each followed by Stewart’s imaginative recompositions, creating a dynamic dialogue between Dvorák’s timeless melodies and Stewart’s contemporary interpretations. Marvel at Stewart’s virtuosic artistry as he performs Sarasate’s dazzling violin showpiece Zigeunerweisen.

Dvorák & Firebird

The Bushnell

A season finale of bold contrasts and artistic innovation, The Rite of Spring On-Screen brings music, film, and dance together in a dynamic conclusion. The program opens with Strauss’ Death and Transfiguration, a profound depiction of life’s final journey. We welcome back Curtis Stewart, the 2025\2026 Joyce C. Willis Artist in Residence to perform The Famous People, his reimagination of Dvorák’s Slavonic Dances through African American musical traditions, creating a bold fusion of styles.

HSO Masterworks Series: The Rite of Spring On-Screen

Maxwell M. & Ruth R. Belding Theater

Principal Conductor Ryan Bancroft takes to the podium for his final concert in the title role as we draw our 2025-26 Season to a close, starting with Stravinsky's symphonic poem Song of the Nightingale. Based on Hans Christian Andersen's fairytale, we hear the story of an emperor in his ornate Chinese palace and the glorious singing of nightingales that accompanies his life.

BBC NOW - Symphonic Dances

Brangwyn Hall

During our guest performances in Würzburg, we will present several highly musical works under the direction of Dinis Sousa and accompanied by violinist Tianwa Yang. Stravinsky's piece was composed in 1946 for the 20th anniversary of the Basel Chamber Orchestra. On the surface, it resembles the Baroque concerto grosso, but is ingeniously interwoven with sonic elements of the 20th century. When asked about its content, the composer replied in his typically laconic manner: "That the work is for string orchestra – you will see immediately; that it has three movements – you will read that in the program; that it is anything but atonal! – Won't you let the audience have the pleasure of discovering it for themselves?

Guest at the Mozart Festival Würzburg

Würzburg Residence

No other work occupied Igor Stravinsky for as long a period as his "choreographic scenes from Russia," which premiered in Paris in 1923 under the title "Les Noces" (The Weddings). Initial ideas for a choral work depicting a peasant wedding date back to 1913. The composer initially searched through old folk song collections for original texts for his libretto. In a convoluted creative process, he ultimately created their musical setting with an exceptional ensemble of choir, soloists, four pianos, and percussion. "My aim was not to recreate the customs of a rural wedding," Stravinsky later explained. "Rather, I wanted to invent a kind of scenic ceremony myself..."

8th  Symphony Concert

Music and Congress Hall Lübeck

Symphonic Psalms and Myths

Travis Park United Methodist Church

Mussorgsky’s Dawn on the Moscow River was intended as the prelude to his final opera, Khovanshchina, and is a prime example of Mussorgsky’s Russian Folk style. The orchestration was completed by Rimsky-Korsakov in 1886. 

Prokofieff’s Queen of Spades was written as the score for a film by Mikhail Romm, intended for the 100th anniversary of Pushkin’s death, but never completed. English Composer Michael Berkely created a ballet – RUSHES – from Prokofieff’s music for the Royal ballet in 2008, and subsequently published the Orchestral suite played in this concert. 

Stravinsky’s Firebird

Smith Square Hall

Jader Bignamini, Music Director of the Detroit Symphony Orchestra, conducts a suite from Stravinsky’s The Firebird; the music of this fairytale ballet, including its scintillating “Infernal Dance,” still feels fresh and wild. Stravinsky learned a great deal from his teacher Rimsky-Korsakov; here the MSO explores the latter’s Spanish-accented Capriccio espagnol, from its first alborada (morning song) to its final fandango. Witness a rising star as Giuseppe Gibboni, winner of the Paganini Violin Competition, performs an intoxicating violin concerto by Pulitzer Prize-winning jazz legend Wynton Marsalis.

Warner Grand Theater

A daring fusion of two powerful and poignant masterpieces, the work combines Stravinsky’s Petrouchka with Kendrick Lamar’s Pulitzer Prize-winning album DAMN. As the puppets of Stravinsky’s ballet are made human and begin to experience emotions, we encounter the corresponding songs of Kendrick’s album: ‘LOVE.’, ‘FEAR.’, ‘XXX.’, ‘FEEL.’, ‘LOYALTY.’, ‘HUMBLE.’ and more.

Igor DAMN Stravinsky

Phoenix Convention Center

We warmly welcome back the phenomenal violinist Johan Dalene, who has already taken the classical music world by storm through competition wins and acclaimed recordings. Here, he performs Brahms’ magnificent Violin Concerto – a work overflowing with melody and rich in harmonic adventures that venture far off the beaten path. It’s stunningly beautiful music – at times euphoric and even dance-like in its joy.

Brahms Violin Concerto

Stockholm City Hall

Stravinsky’s extravagant Song of the Nightingale is based on a fairy tale by Hans Christian Andersen. John Adams’s work was inspired by the colors, shapes, and sounds of Stravinsky’s piece. Stories of fanciful birds continue with music from Tchaikovsky’s Swan Lake and DSO Principal Cello Wei Yu performs Shostakovich’s moving concerto.

Tchaikovsky’s Swan Lake and Other Tales

Detroit Symphony Orchestra

The BBC Philharmonic Orchestra returns to Aviva Studios for their next groundbreaking collaboration with Factory International.

Philharmonic Sessions: The Rite of Spring

Aviva Studios

The theme of the 2025/26 Orchestra Unwrapped concerts is centered around the history of the Philharmonia Orchestra, which was founded in 1945 by Walter Legge and celebrates its 80th birthday in 2025. Legge worked for a company called EMI, who was responsible for making recordings of classical music. 

The pieces you’ll hear take us on a journey through time linking to the exciting history of the Philharmonia, from 1945 to today – a history you are all part of by being part of Orchestra Unwrapped in its 80th year!

Bedford: Orchestra Unwrapped

Bedford Corn Exchange

Igor Stravinsky's musical theater piece, written for a traveling theater, premiered in Lausanne in September 1918—six weeks before the end of the First World War. The fairy tale of the soldier who sells himself to the devil tells of the uprooting of an entire wartime generation. This groundbreaking work, in musical theater terms, will be combined in our performance with one of the most impressive cantatas of the 17th century: "How desolate lies the city." Written by the Hamburg organist Matthias Weckmann in 1663 under the impression of a devastating plague epidemic, the piece paints a vivid picture of human despair in the face of senseless destruction. The combination of the two pieces creates a hauntingly timeless evening that lies somewhere between musical theater and spatial installation.

Story of the Soldier

German Theatre, Göttingen

Since 2010, chamber music ensembles of the Staatskapelle have been performing at the Bode Museum, a jewel of Berlin's museum landscape. Matinee concerts lasting just over an hour in the Gobelin Hall, with diverse programs that include music from the Baroque and Classical periods as well as works from the Romantic and Modern periods, can easily lead into further hours in the museum—for example, with a guided tour of the exhibition and the "Artwork of the Day," a private tour, or a culinary finale in the stylish museum café.

Museum Concert VIII

UNESCO Weltkulturerbe Museumsinsel

What does musical progress sound like? And what happens when composers consciously look back? Under the motto "BACKWARDS is also FORWARDS," Christopher Lichtenstein explores the complex relationship between past and present in this program.

BACKWARDS is also FORWARDS

Schloss Osnabrück

“Is there a string quartet on this planet that I like more?” Víkingur Ólafsson rhetorically asks. The answer, of course, is no. Formed 25 years ago at the Royal Academy of Music in Copenhagen, the Danish String Quartet has achieved cult status, with a shelf full of awards to match. Most recently, the four “Vikings,” as they jokingly call themselves on account of their bearded looks, received the prestigious Léonie Sonning Music Prize. Their hallmarks include electrifying arrangements of Nordic folk music, yet they are equally at home in the classical and contemporary repertoire. Their Festival debut begins, fittingly for Víkingur’s programming vision, with Bach. Stravinsky’s neoclassical Suite italienne, heard here in the quartet’s own arrangement, also draws on Baroque models. But the title of the concert comes from Beethoven, who inscribed the finale of his last string quartet with a question: “Muss es sein?” (“Must it be?”) — and gave his own reply in the lively main section: “It must be!” Just like this concert.

Danish String Quartet

KKL Luzern Concert Hall

The past meets the future in bold, unexpected ways. Stravinsky’s Pulcinella transforms the elegance of Baroque music into something sharp, witty, and rhythmically alive, a playful homage viewed through a modern lens. Then, experience the grandeur of Schubert’s Great C Major Symphony, a sweeping, lyrical masterpiece that bridges the Classical and Romantic worlds. Together, these works celebrate tradition not by preserving it, but by reinventing it. Two composers, a century apart, united in their fearless reinvention of tradition.

Reimaginings

Belfast

Scotland’s best-loved classical violinist, Nicola Benedetti, joins Scotland’s National Orchestra for Elgar’s lyrical Violin Concerto. Her performance is the big, passionate heart of a concert that begins with a garland of musical fairy tales from Azerbaijan (a special favourite of conductor Kirill Karabits) and ends amid the dark magic and glittering romance of Stravinsky’s great ballet The Firebird. Music doesn’t get more colourful.

Nicola Benedetti Plays Elgar

Usher Hall

Ulster Orchestra: Reimaginings

Ulster Hall

Glasgow Royal Concert Hall

Caird Hall

Usher Hall, Edinburgh

Colors Ignited

Whitman College

Sir Simon Rattle | Touring Concerts Nuremberg, Vienna & Prague Spring Festival

Meistersingerhalle

Municipal House

Musikverein Wien

Dance!

MassBay Community College

Hallé award-winning conductor Euan Shields is joined by Imogen Cooper to perform Mozart’s final piano concerto. Written in striking contrast to his other concertos, Mozart's 27th Piano Concerto, full of richness and lyricism, is scored for a relatively small orchestra. Nevertheless, it is still packed with the charm and beauty so characteristic of the composer’s other works.

Sheffield International Concert Season 2025/26 - The Hallé

Sheffield City Hall

Take a musical journey with the Calgary Phil to beautiful Italy with conductor Cosette Justo Valdés as your guide — from Stravinsky's take on Pulcinella, a traditional character of the Neapolitan stage, to Mendelssohn's Italian Symphony, inspired by impressions of the country's scenery and architecture. Respighi's evocation of three celebrated paintings by Italian Renaissance artist Sandro Botticelli rounds off the tour.

Postcards from Italy

Arts Commons

Glitter and glamour, scandals and minor scandals, the avant-garde and the traditions of different nations: all this awaited the audience that flocked to the Parisian performances of the legendary Ballets Russes, arguably the best ballet company in the world, shortly after the beginning of the 20th century. The important composers, the renowned set designers, the wonderful stories created productions that sometimes still have an impact today. One of the most famous Russian ballets was Stravinsky's Petrushka , and the most exciting evening with a Spanish background was Manuel de Falla's The Three-Cornered Hat - an entertaining story about a miller and his clever wife who have to fend off the inappropriate advances of a civil servant...

Aranjuez

Beethoven Hall

Petrushka is the eternally unfortunate hero of all fairs: the story that underlies one of the greatest ballets of the 20th century is a tale of exclusion and belonging, of love and alienation, of rebellion and adaptation. As a listener, you are swept away by the colorful score, by wild rhythms and memorable themes that characterize the story's main characters and their fates. But you also suffer with Petrushka , the doll made of cloth and straw who wants to win the ballerina's heart. Moderator Bettina Böttinger and conductor Alondra de la Parra examine Petrushka and its relevance to our time. The Beethoven Orchestra will be on stage playing examples from the work, music and content flowing into one before Stravinsky's masterpiece is heard as a whole.

Petrushka

The Metropolis Brass Quintet

The Juilliard School

Based on the poem by Nikolay Nekrasov, and quite opposed to its joyful title, Spring follows a husband who, previously inflicted with murderous thoughts towards his unfaithful wife during the winter, is released from his frustration with the return of spring.

Spring with Sir Mark Elder

The Bridgewater Hall

The premiere of the ballet The Rite of Spring was one of the most legendary scandals of the 20th century, but Igor Stravinsky’s music has endured as one of the century’s masterpieces. Håkan Hardenberger is the soloist in Jörg Widmann’s trumpet concerto Towards Paradise, conducted by Alain Altinoglu.

Alain Altinoglu Håkan Hardenberger

Oslo Concert Hall

Embark on an electrifying journey from the vibrant plains of Argentina to the heart of Eastern Europe and beyond with the energetic Four Dances from Estancia by Alberto Ginastera, Bela Bartók's brilliantly folk-infused Dance Suite, and Stravinsky's fiery favorite, Firebird Suite.

The Firebird

Orpheum Theater

Following his acclaimed performance at the Hallé’s 2023 BBC Proms concert, Ukrainian baritone Andrii Kymach and the Hallé Choir once again join forces for a work by Rachmaninov. Based on the poem by Nikolay Nekrasov, and quite opposed to its joyful title, Spring follows a husband who, previously inflicted with murderous thoughts towards his unfaithful wife during the winter, is released from his frustration with the return of spring. Stravinsky’s Song of the Nightingale – an effective musical illustration of both real and mechanical birdsong – begins proceedings. Following it is Prokofiev’s enigmatic Dreams, the composer’s earliest surviving orchestral work and finally, Tchaikovsky’s Second Symphony, often dubbed ‘Little Russian’ thanks to its effective use of Ukrainian folksongs, provides a joyful end to the evening.

The Hallé – Spring with Sir Mark Elder

Bryce Dessner is the very first artist given the title of composer-in-residence by the Czech Philharmonic. Our audience will hear the European premiere of his Cello Concerto. Representing Dessner’s sources of musical inspiration are a miniature by Henri Dutilleux and Igor Stravinsky’s bewitching Rite of Spring.

Czech Philharmonic • Anastasia Kobekina

Rudolfinum

Leicester: Orchestra Unwrapped

De Montfort Hall

Dilijan XVII Concert 4 - Abidance

Lark Musical Society

We end Season 102 with music that explores identity, reinvention, and imagination. Dvořák’s My Homeland Overture brings warmth and lyrical charm, while Aaron Copland’s El Salón México offers a colorful, folkloric portrait of a Mexico City dance hall. Chosen in honor of Copland’s 125th birthday, it reflects the season’s recurring theme of place and cultural exchange.

Firebird Finale

Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall

Antony Hermus, guest conductor and longtime friend of the Residentie Orkest, returns to The Hague for a spectacular programme that pushes the boundaries of the symphonic repertoire. The afternoon will kick off with Short Ride in a Fast Machine by John Adams - a thrilling, breathtaking ride in a fast sports car, where brass and percussion ramp up the speed and excitement. Next up is Willem Jeths's brand-new Piano Concerto, composed for the Residentie Orkest and pianist Ellen Corver. With this work, Jeths once again proves why he is considered the godfather of Dutch composers.

Le Sacre du printemps 

Amare

As spring gathers apace in May, the Komische Oper presents one of the twentieth century’s pivotal masterpieces: Igor Stravinsky’s The Rite of Spring. A ballet depicting a springtime sacrificial ritual, it’s still one of the modern repertoire’s most imposing works, featuring intricate rhythms and bold melodies. The American conductor Tito Muñoz is also bringing us a fascinating work from across the Atlantic. While Stravinsky was scandalizing early twentieth-century Europe with his expressionist ballets, the Mexican composer Silvestre Revueltas—much less well known in Germany—was crafting his own orchestral masterpiece, Sensemayá, likewise inspired by ancient dance rituals. In addition, the soprano Josefine Mindus returns to the Komische Oper with Brett Dean’s contemporary Shakespearean meditation And Once I Played Ophelia. And what better way to conclude the evening than with Charles Ives’ existential inquiry, The Unanswered Question?

Spring!

Schiller Theater

Hear and experience more at RO NOW, where we'll immerse you in the finest symphonic music. Host Christiaan Kuyvenhoven and the orchestra will share captivating musical examples and insights before the concert, offering a deeper understanding of the extraordinary compositions ahead. As for the concert itself, the music will delight, move and stay with you long after the final note. Afterwards, you're welcome to stick around in the foyer to enjoy live music and a drink on the house.

RO NOW Le Sacre du printemps

The final SFCM Orchestra concert of the season showcases the majestic and spirited Overture to King Stephen by Beethoven as well as other famous works by John Adams, Silvestre Revueltas, and Igor Stravinsky. This concert also features the Esmé Quartet, praised for their warm sound and powerful stage presence. This performance also features student conductors Jason Gluck and Chih-Yao Chang.

SFCM Orchestra with Edwin Outwater

San Francisco Conservatory of Music

When Jess Gillam isn’t in the recording studio or serenading audiences with her acclaimed saxophone playing, she can be heard hosting her award-winning BBC radio program, This Classical Life. In Gillam’s bold, uplifting, and open-minded approach composer Anna Clyne found the perfect soloist to champion her new saxophone concerto, Glasslands, in which she lets loose the Irish folkloric spirit of the banshee through the virtuosity of the solo instrument.

Stravinsky The Rite of Spring

Denver Performing Arts Complex

We continue our thrillingly up-close series at the RNCM with a heavyweight artistic collaboration – our Chief Conductor John Storgårds joins the acclaimed pianist Tamara Stefanovich in this exploration of the pure power of the piano.

Grand Pianola Music

RNCM (Royal Northern College of Music)

Music Director Luisi will step into Stravinsky’s shoes as he conducts a replica of the 1946 concert, when the great composer led the DSO in these very works — an inspired program of quintessentially Russian music. To that point, we have a clue in the nickname of Tchaikovsky’s Second Symphony, with the final movement spinning colorful variations on “The Crane,” a lively folk song on everyone’s lips at the time. The Firebird’s exotic scenario is the stuff of fairytales: a prince, 13 princesses, the Firebird’s magic feather and an ogre. Its bold orchestral colors glitter and pulse, creating fantastic effects — from primitive to luminous — leading to a spectacular, shimmering climax.

Stravinsky’s The Firebird

Morton H. Meyerson Symphony Center

Gustavo Dudamel — the Oscar L. Tang and H.M. Agnes Hsu-Tang Music and Artistic Director Designate — and Artist-in-Residence Sheku Kanneh-Mason join the Orchestra for Bloch’s impassioned Schelomo, in which the solo cello voices the anguish, sensuality, and broken majesty of King Solomon. Dudamel also conducts Stravinsky’s Firebird Suite and a new work by Pulitzer Prize winner Ellen Reid.

Gustavo Dudamel & Sheku Kanneh-Mason

David Geffen Hall

Join us in welcoming the arrival of spring with a festive evening conducted by Gustavo Dudamel and featuring acclaimed pianist Evgeny Kissin in his first NY Phil appearance in ten years. Rimsky-Korsakov’s and Scriabin’s rarely performed piano concertos offer folk inspiration and lush lyricism, respectively. Stravinsky’s Firebird Suite rounds out the program with vivid orchestral color and rhythmic vitality.

Spring Gala with Dudamel & Kissin

The Czech Philharmonic concludes its spring tour in the Bavarian town of Erlangen—known to Czech audiences as "Erlanky." In the modern Heinrich-Lades-Halle, the orchestra presents a signature program of the tour: Dvořák’s Carnival Overture, Elgar’s Cello Concerto featuring Sol Gabetta, and Stravinsky’s Rite of Spring, under the direction of Semyon Bychkov.

Czech Philharmonic • Erlangen

Heinrich-Lades-Halle

It may come as a surprise, but the Czech Philharmonic has performed in Düsseldorf quite regularly. Over the years, local audiences have heard the orchestra under the batons of Karel Ančerl, Václav Neumann, Zdeněk Košler, Gerd Albrecht, Jiří Bělohlávek, and Semyon Bychkov. Now, Bychkov returns to the city’s Tonhalle with his ensemble, bringing a program of Dvořák, Elgar, and Stravinsky. He’ll be joined by cellist Sol Gabetta.

Czech Philharmonic • Düsseldorf

Tonhalle Düsseldorf

Norah Bernstein, soprano

Northwestern Bienen School of Music

Icelandic pianist Víkingur Ólafsson says “John Adams not only writes the most brilliant, amazingly fun music, he also gives that music the most amazing titles.” Must the Devil Have All the Good Tunes? starts with a bold, groovy statement unlike any other piano concerto, described by Adams as “edgy” with “a good dollop of American funk.”

John Adams & Víkingur Ólafsson

Walt Disney Concert Hall

Norman Krieger, a native of Los Angeles, is widely recognized as one of the leading pianists of his generation, praised for his technical mastery, expressive depth, and refined artistry. Celebrated by the Los Angeles Times for his precision and musical nuance, Krieger has performed with esteemed conductors such as Zubin Mehta, Leonard Slatkin, and Michael Tilson Thomas, and has appeared with major orchestras including the New York and Los Angeles Philharmonics, the Chicago Symphony, and the National Symphony. His international engagements span Europe, Asia, and South America, including notable performances at the PyeongChang Music Festival and a Decca recording with the London Symphony Orchestra.

Springing Forward

Perot Theatre

“Last week I gave a ball in my own rooms . . . we began at 6 in the evening and stopped at 7—what? only an hour?—no, no—at seven in the morning.” — W. A. Mozart 

Beginning with Mozart, who was an avid and reportedly expert dancer, this program offers a unique opportunity to enjoy the special synergy between music and dance: from composers who created dance music for social gatherings like the “Waltz King” Johann Strauss, Jr., to artistic representations of folk dances by Johannes Brahms and David Serkin Ludwig.

Invitation to the Dance

Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts

Lose yourself in the effortless cool of Ravel’s Piano Concerto in G, where bluesy harmonies, and bursts of orchestral color blur the lines between classical elegance and jazz-inspired groove. Then, brace for the full-throttle thrill of Stravinsky’s Firebird, a whirlwind of shimmering magic and raw power that blazes from mysterious whispers to an explosive, triumphant finale.

Flames of Renewal

Cape Henlopen High School

The Grand Opera House

Experience Stravinsky’s The Firebird like never before. Paired with the storytelling power of larger-than-life puppets designed by South African director and creator Janni Younge, world-renowned for the award-winning play War Horse, this evocative production draws from the symbolism of the original ballet choreography and reinterprets it in a contemporary South African setting. Music Director Cristian Mӑcelaru, the CSO and expert puppeteers and dancers from Janni Younge Productions come together in this sonic and theatrical depiction of The Firebird that builds to a dramatic, fiery finish. Mahler’s unfinished tone poem Totenfeier opens the program — a deeply introspective and intense experience, the work ultimately developed into the opening of his monumental Resurrection Symphony.

Cincinnati Music Hall

Gregory Martin, piano

Bob Bernhardt conducts Dominique Kim and the orchestra in a must-hear version of Respighi's Ancient Airs and Dreams, Suite No.2. Join us at St. Cecilia for an evening of music and fun for a concert that is filled with ancient dreams being brought to life.

An Evening Concert with Bob

St. Cecilia Music Center

Join the Grand Rapids Symphony and Bob Bernhardt as he makes his debut on the chamber series. He will conduct a must-hear performance of Respighi's Ancient Airs and Dances, Suite No.2. Coffee and doughnuts will be available before the concert.

Coffee with Bob

Since its inaugural concert in 2005, Philharmonie Luxembourg has become a home for international ensembles—including the Czech Philharmonic, now appearing there for the fourth time. The programme features music by Antonín Dvořák, Edward Elgar, and Igor Stravinsky. Sol Gabetta returns as soloist, with Semyon Bychkov conducting.

Czech Philharmonic • Luxembourg

Philharmonie Luxembourg

Centering the program is Igor Stravinsky’s monumental Le sacre du printemps (The Rite of Spring), infamous for its avant-garde music and ballet choreography. A lighter take on the season is Lili Boulanger’s vivacious yet introspective D’un matin de printemps (Of a Spring Morning). Richard Strauss’s Don Juan, Op. 20 depicts the legendary ill-fated bachelor.

Northwestern University Symphony Orchestra

Northwestern University

Igor Stravinsky’s L’Histoire du soldat was born from the upheaval of war and revolution, a razor-sharp fable of fate and temptation with jagged rhythms and biting dissonances.

Boston Symphony Chamber Players | All-Stravinsky Program

Boston Symphony Orchestra

The Czech Philharmonic returns to Dortmund’s Konzerthaus—opened in 2002—for the third time. The evening features Elgar’s Cello Concerto with Sol Gabetta, Dvořák’s Carnival, and Stravinsky’s The Rite of Spring, led by Chief Conductor and Music Director Semyon Bychkov.

Czech Philharmonic • Dortmund

Konzerthaus Dortmund

The French Connection

Carver Theatre for the Performing Arts

The OSM presents three extraordinary works in an explosive musical fireworks display. Tchaikovsky’s Piano Concerto No. 1, performed by the brilliant Bruce Liu, shines in this program. Also featured is Igor Stravinsky’s The Rite of Spring, first premiered on May 29, 1913. This revolutionary work, depicting a pagan ritual from Slavic traditions involving the sacrifice of a young girl to bring spring, caused a riot at its scandalous debut but is now celebrated as a cornerstone of modern music. To add even more sparkle to the concert, the orchestra will premiere a composition by celebrated Quebec composer Denis Gougeon, known for his lyricism, rhythmic energy, and deep expressiveness.

The Rite of Spring

Place des Arts

Few can spur the idiosyncratic organism of a large orchestra to such peak performances with the mere tip of their baton as Semyon Bychkov. Together with the Czech Philharmonic, which he has led as chief conductor since 2018, Bychkov embarks on a musical journey southward – the program features Italian-inspired music by Felix Mendelssohn-Bartholdy and Igor Stravinsky.

Czech Philharmonic / Semyon Bychkov

Elbphilharmonie Hamburg

The people of Hamburg are in luck. During the Czech Philharmonic’s April tour, they’ll be the only audience to hear both of the programmes the orchestra has prepared. The second evening of the residency at the magnificent Elbphilharmonie will bring Mendelssohn, Bartholdy, and Stravinsky to the stage. After Mendelssohn’s Italian Symphony, the orchestra—under the direction of Chief Conductor Semyon Bychkov—will perform The Rite of Spring.

Czech Philharmonic • Hamburg

The people of Hamburg are in for a treat. During the Czech Philharmonic’s April tour, they’ll be the only audience to hear both of the programmes the orchestra has prepared. The first of the residency concerts will feature cellist Sol Gabetta performing Elgar’s iconic Cello Concerto. Chief Conductor Semyon Bychkov and the orchestra will frame the evening with Dvořák’s Carnival Overture and Stravinsky’s The Rite of Spring.

"I particularly love the Elgar Concerto," Sol Gabetta confessed in an interview in 2023. The colors, the vocal quality – the wit and the vibrancy that always flash up surprisingly: for the star cellist, everything is simply perfect here. The work had a rather rocky start in musical life: A poorly rehearsed premiere in 1919 damaged its reputation, which was only overwhelmingly restored in 1965 by the very young cellist Jacqueline du Pré. Incidentally, Elgar's Cello Concerto shares the fate of success "at the second attempt" with the second major work in the Czech Philharmonic's program: Igor Stravinsky's "The Rite of Spring" also initially experienced a resounding scandal as a ballet before beginning its triumphant march on concert stages around the world.

Composer

Igor Stravinsky

Events

Upcoming events

Jun 25, 2026

Stravinsky's Rite of Spring · Bühnen Bern

Jun 26, 2026

The Rite of Spring · Bühnen Bern

Jun 28, 2026

RCM Junior Dept Chamber & Symphony Orchestras · Cadogan Hall

Jun 28, 2026

Sonata-Trio-Suite · Bochumer Symphoniker

1 - 3 Jul, 2026

Rachmaninov Piano Concerto No. 3 · Grant Park Music Festival

Past events

Jun 19, 2026

Music of the time #HOTPINK · WDR Sinfonieorchester

Jun 18, 2026

Aldeburgh Festival Ii: Phaedra · Britten Sinfonia

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