performances
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Event Description
Michael Tilson Thomas and the SF Symphony partner with Bay Area arts organizations to bring you an eye-opening, ear-stretching 2-week festival that celebrates how progressive composer Igor Stravinsky changed how we now experience art. What happens when sound, movement, and design collide? Find out at an immersive concert experience like no other. Until then, follow us on social for all the latest updates!
HEAR the Music
Igor Stravinsky |
Perséphone |
One of Stravinsky’s most beautiful yet most neglected works, this melodrama delves into…. |
Igor Stravinsky |
The Firebird |
Stravinsky’s breakthrough piece, written at the age of 27, embraces Russian heritage folk songs and thematic elements… |
Igor Stravinsky |
Petrushka |
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Igor Stravinsky |
Violin Concerto |
What is this piece about? |
Igor Stravinsky |
The Rite of Spring |
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SEE the Exhibit
Igor Stravinsky is regarded by many as the first true Russian opera. The exhibit explores the text from Alexander Pushkin’s 1825 play of the same name, Mussorgsky (1839-81) wrote his opera during another turbulent time in Russian history, as revolutionary groups threatened the life of Tsar Alexander II. Explore the online exhibit here.
Visit the exhibit at Davies Symphony Hall from September 10 – 30, located in the First Tier Lobby
EXPLORE the Relationships
MTT knew Stravinsky. This area should really focus on that connection and How does that connection play out? What does the interview tell you?
More of our musicians have ties to Stravinsky and his music. See more videos on our YouTube page here.
Igor Stravinsky is regarded by many as the first true Russian opera. The exhibit explores the text from Alexander Pushkin’s 1825 play of the same name, Mussorgsky (1839-81) wrote his opera during another turbulent time in Russian history, as revolutionary groups threatened the life of Tsar Alexander II. Explore the online exhibit here.
Visit the exhibit at Davies Symphony Hall from September 10 – 30, located in the First Tier Lobby
FEEL the Connections
The San Francisco Symphony has partnered up with Art Haus, a performance art group founded zin 2017, to bring you an experience unlike any other. See the movement of ballet and hear the music that Stravinsky composed and influenced in a unique pre-concert experience at Davies.
Art Haus performances will be located in the First Tier Lobby and will only be available for the September 27 – September 30 concerts. Doors open at 6:45pm
JOIN the Conversation
Peter Grunberg, acclaimed host of The View and music critic at the LA Times, will be hosting a pre-concert talk/discussion about Stravinsky’s influence on pop culture and the way we experience art now.
Join us in the hall an hour before the concert. Pre-concert discussion will only be available for the September 21 – September 23 concerts. Doors open at 6:45pm.
Experience the artistic legacy live at the concerts. Make it a festival by buying tickets to each week’s concerts!
Disclaimers should go here. Not all pre-concert activities will be available at both concert weekends. We recommend that you buy tickets to each week’s concerts to fully enjoy this immersive experience.