On This Day – May 29, 1913 – Igor Stravinsky’s "The Rite of Spring" premiered at the Théâtre des Champs-Élysées. With pounding rhythms, jarring harmonies, and Vaslav Nijinsky’s raw, angular choreography, the ballet stunned the audience… and sparked a near-riot. "'The Rite of Spring.' Now that was a revolutionary piece: It changed the history of music with its strange new rhythms, its barbaric grunting and howling, and its massive dissonant chords." - Leonard Bernstein, Young People's Concerts: H

Let's go back to 1972: one year after Stravinsky's passing, Leonard Bernstein gave a tribute concert to the legendary composer with the London Symphony Orchestra! Watch this captivating performance of Stravinsky's Rite of Spring! https://bit.ly/4b2YyEL | medici.tv

📺🎶 Let's go back to 1972: one year after Stravinsky's passing, Leonard Bernstein gave a tribute concert to the legendary composer with the London Symphony Orchestra! Watch this captivating performance of Stravinsky's Rite of Spring! 📺🎶 https://bit.ly/3PWaoaV | medici.tv