Stravinsky’s Rite of Spring by Bartók, Villa-Lobos, Tarnopolsky, Stravinsky, Alkaen (2023/2023), Musiikinjohto Rafael Payare, The Rady Shell at Jacobs Park, San Diego, United States

Experience an evening featuring Stravinsky’s whirling The Rite of Spring, which still astounds audiences more than a century after its riotous Parisian premiere in 1913. The spectacular work shocked the world with its vivid depictions of ritual dances in pagan Russia—a perfect pairing for the world premiere of Vladimir Tarnopolsky’s Danse Macabre. Music Director Rafael Payare sets the tone for the performance with Béla Bartók’s dark and mysterious Miraculous Mandarin Suite, and Villa-Lobos’ influences of Bach melded with Brazilian folk elements on display in a selection from his Bachianas brasileiras.