µþ´Ç±ôé°ù´Ç and The Rite of Spring
19:30
Wed 13 Aug 2025
Royal Albert Hall
Feel the beat. From the primal, hypnotic dances of Stravinsky’s The Rite of Spring to the sensual throb of Ravel’s µþ´Ç±ôé°ù´Ç and the edgy thrum and twitch of Varèse’s ±õ²Ô³Ùé²µ°ù²¹±ô±ð²õ, the ³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ Symphony Orchestra and Eva Ollikainen get the musical pulse racing. They’re joined by ‘stupendous’ German-Canadian cellist Johannes Moser for the UK premiere of Anna Thorvaldsdottir’s Before we fall – a work that teeters on the edge of ‘a multitude of opposites’, torn between lyricism and distorted energy.
Eva Ollikainen © Nikolaj Lund