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Chicago Symphony Orchestra
The Rite of Spring & Kavakos
Nov 16-19, 2023
Overview
A panorama of ancient pagan rituals, Stravinsky’s The Rite of Spring put modernism squarely on the map. Experience the swaggering and suspenseful ballet score that drove Parisian audiences to riot at its 1913 premiere. Leonidas Kavakos brings an “intense, silken, mercurial” sound (The Guardian) to his rendition of Szymanowski’s folk-inspired Second Violin Concerto. Mussorgsky’s fiery depiction of a witches’ sabbath opens the program.
Program
Mussorgsky
St. John’s Night on the Bare Mountain
Szymanowski
Violin Concerto No. 2
Stravinsky
The Rite of Spring
Bach
Partita No. 3 in E Major, BWV 1006: III. Gavotte en Rondeau [Nov 16 Encore]
Leonidas Kavakos violin
Performers
Extras
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Preconcert Dining
Enhance your concert experience by dining at Forte featuring contemporary Mediterranean cuisine or the Thomas Club featuring traditional American fare. Learn more »
Preconcert Conversation
Explore the music in a free preconcert conversation featuring Stephen Alltop in Orchestra Hall 75 minutes before the performance. The talk will last approximately 30 minutes. No additional tickets are needed.
Sponsors & Partners
Official Airline of the CSO
This program is partially supported by a grant from the Illinois Arts Council Agency
These performances are generously sponsored by the Zell Family Foundation.
The appearance of Leonidas Kavakos is made possible by the Grainger Fund for Excellence.
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Philippe Jordan credits his father leading him to conducting. “My father was a conductor, and I was fascinated by what he was doing,” he said. “Just making wonderful music together with a lot of people, and of course, traveling all over the world.”
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Always a Chicago favorite, violinist Leonidas Kavakos will appear three times at Symphony Center this season. "To be able to be able to come so many times again and again to this incredible orchestra, it’s just a privilege.”
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Over the course of four decades, Igor Stravinsky was a frequent guest conductor, leading the Orchestra in concerts at Orchestra Hall, the Pabst Theater in Milwaukee and at the Ravinia Festival.
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