The Rite of Spring
| Hours: | 7 PM |
| Ages: | Infants, Toddlers, Kids, Teens, Adults |
| In/Outdoor: | Outdoor |
| Cost: | Free see below |
| Category: | Music & Concerts |
What: Stravinsky’s masterpiece “The Rite of Spring” is the fourth of 10 free concerts. Featuring the Boston University Tanglewood Institute Young Artists Orchestra and Paul Haas, Conductor
When: Wednesday, July 30 at 7 p.m.
Where: The Hatch Shell on Boston’s Esplanade adjacent to the Charles River and Storrow Drive. Rain location is Tremont Temple (88 Tremont St. Boston, MA 02108)
Why: In this special performance, the Boston Landmarks Orchestra will collaborate with the Boston University Tanglewood Institute Young Artists Orchestra, conducted by Paul Haas. This will be the group’s only performance in Boston for the summer season. They will perform Stravinsky’s “The Rite Of Spring,” a piece considered highly controversial when it premiered, but now one of his most well-remembered pieces. Wagner’s Götterdämmerung will also be performed.
Admission: All concerts are free and open to the public
For more information, please visit www.landmarksorchestra.org or call 617-520-2200
About Boston Landmarks Orchestra
The Boston Landmarks Orchestra presents exceptional orchestral music performances in significant architectural, historical, and geographical settings throughout the Boston area, always free to the public. We aim to help our diverse audiences grow in their appreciation both of the fine music that we offer and the special places where we perform. Through its Concerts for Children, the Orchestra is one of the few performing arts institutions in the country to commission new works for young people that both teach a history lesson and introduce youngsters to the orchestra. The Orchestra also performs Neighborhood Concerts in parks
and other distinguished community settings.
About Charles Ansbacher, conductor and artistic director:
Charles Ansbacher is the conductor and founder of the Boston Landmarks Orchestra and the Artistic Director of the Landmarks Festival at the Shell. In addition to his recent appointment as the Principal Guest Conductor of the Moscow Symphony Orchestra, he has conducted all over the world with organizations such as the Vienna State Opera, the Vienna Chamber Orchestra, and members of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra, and in cities including Bishkek, Budapest, Jerusalem, London, Quito, Salzburg, Seoul, and Warsaw.
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Free and open to the public.
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10 Storrow Drive, Boston, MA, 02114 map
Phone: 617-520-2200
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