Friday, November 17 at 8pm
Saturday, November 18 at 8pm
Jacobs Music Center

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.

Part of the California Festival 2023

Artists and repertoire

Rafael Payare, conductor

Bartók: The Miraculous Mandarin Suite
Villa-Lobos: Bachianas Brasileiras No. 7
Vladimir Tarnopolsky: Danse Macabre (World Premiere, SDS Commission)
Stravinsky: The Rite of Spring

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 his Bachianas Brasileiras.