CSO at Wheaton: The Rite of Spring & Kavakos

A panorama of ancient pagan rituals, Stravinsky’s The Rite of Spring put modernism squarely on the map. Experience the swaggering and suspenseful ballet score that drove Parisian audiences to riot at its 1913 premiere. Leonidas Kavakos brings an “intense, silken, mercurial” sound (The Guardian) to his rendition of Szymanowski’s folk-inspired Second Violin Concerto. Mussorgsky’s fiery depiction of a witches’ sabbath opens the program.

Ticket holders are invited to a free pre-concert conversation featuring in Armerding Concert Hall 75 minutes before the performance. The conversation will last approximately 30 minutes. No additional tickets required.

The concert will take place in Edman Memorial Chapel, located at 401 E. Franklin, Wheaton.

Tickets are available at cso.org/wheaton or by calling 312.294.3000.