The Rite of Spring

Stravinsky’s most explosive masterpiece reignites under the direction of Vladimir Jurowski in the hands of the Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment. Paris, 1913. The premiere of The Rite of Spring . Rhythmic detonations tear through the orchestra, pushing the instruments to their limits with raw energy. The Rite has fascinated musicians and audiences alike since the day of its premiere. So totemic is it to 20th- and 21st-century music that myth has often become fact.