Utopia Orchestra / Teodor Currentzis

Teodor Currentzis will undoubtedly keep you sharp and alert. Shostakovich's Violin Concerto No. 1 opens up a world awash with tension and underlying unrest: dark layers of sound, sharp contrasts, and a violin part that teeters between whispering and screaming. Daniel Lozakovich plays with an intensity that demands as much from the listener as it does from the soloist himself.  But the true highlight of the evening is Le Sacre du printemps. Performed by the phenomenal Utopia Orchestra and conducted by Currentzis, this groundbreaking masterpiece unfolds in an unforgettable, raw explosion of rhythm and energy. This performance is circled in red on the calendars of every serious music lover: a spectacular, almost revolutionary interpretation that revives the primal power of Stravinsky's music.  Two radical works that reinforce and challenge each other, brought together by Currentzis in one uncompromising experience.