Synopsis

For the 2021 commemorations of Stravinsky's life, the London Symphony Orchestra, led by Sir Simon Rattle, presents a series of symphonic glimpses. The program charts Stravinsky's evolving conception of the symphony, beginning with the experimental and vividly orchestrated 'Rites of Spring,' the Symphonies of Wind Instruments. It then progresses through the transitional Symphony in C, a work that embodies both the composer’s European heritage and his burgeoning American identity, culminating in t