Lyngby-Taarbaek Symfoniorkester  - Stravinsky: Le Sacre du Printemps

Lyngby-Taarbaek Symphony Orchestra - Stravinsky: Le Sacre du Printemps

Conductor: Kaisa Roose 

Programme:
Manuel de Falla (1876–1946): El sombrero de tres picos, Suites 1 & 2
Igor Stravinsky (1882–1971): Le Sacre du Printemps 
Music from the Dawn of Modern Dance 

Lyngby-Taarbæk Symfoniorkester transports the audience back to early 20th-century Paris with works by Spanish composer Manuel de Falla and Russian composer Igor Stravinsky.

Central to the reinvention of ballet during this era was the impresario Sergei Diaghilev, founder of the groundbreaking Ballets Russes. The company's performances were not only innovative in dance but also served as an artistic hub for the young avant-garde artists of the time, including painters, costume designers, and composers. 

The young Igor Stravinsky had already collaborated with Ballets Russes on the works Petrushka (1911) and L'Oiseau de feu (The Firebird) (1910). However, in 1913, he created a sensation—and a scandal—with the music for Le Sacre du Printemps (The Rite of Spring). The raw, atonal, and primitive style, with its almost animalistic expression, perfectly underscored the plot: a young woman is sacrificed to the spring in a pagan ritual by her tribe.

The shock of the work has barely subsided, even after more than 100 years. Le Sacre du Printemps remains one of the most innovative and powerful works in music history—standing strong on its own as a concert piece, even without the original choreography. 
Manuel de Falla also spent time in Paris in the early 1900s and was introduced to Diaghilev by Stravinsky. This led to a commission for new ballet music, which debuted in London in 1919.

Although de Falla, like Stravinsky, drew inspiration from his homeland's folklore, his expression was quite different. The story of El sombrero de tres picos (The Three-Cornered Hat) is a romantic comedy of errors with elements of flamenco and Spanish folklore.

The music from the ballet became so popular that it soon found its way into concert halls—here in the form of an orchestral suite based on the ballet's score. 

Leading the performance is Estonian conductor Kaisa Roose, with whom Lyngby-Taarbæk Symfoniorkester has collaborated previously. Roose trained at the Royal Danish Academy of Music in Copenhagen and resides in Tallinn. One of her particular interests is the music of the 20th century. 

Showtimes

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Practical Information

Venue
The Tivoli Concert Hall.

Opening hours in The Tivoli Concert Hall
The doors opens a half an hour before the start of the concert.

Duration of the concert 
Approx.1 hour and 15 minutes without an intermission.

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