Rotterdam Philharmonic Orchestra & Jean-Yves Thibaudet / Stravinsky. The Rite of Spring

Key works from the early 20th century Music as narrative and ritual: that is what this Rotterdam-based ensemble presents. Sibelius’s poetic En Saga form the perfect stepping stone to Stravinsky’s groundbreaking The Rite of Spring (The Rite of Spring). With boundless energy, Santtu-Matias Rouvali transforms this unruly sonic ritual into an overpowering experience. In the hands of Jean-Yves Thibaudet, Gershwin’s concerto becomes a time machine to the Roaring Twenties, in which jazz and blues revive the heartbeat of a lost era.