Open Rehearsal: Andris Nelsons conducts León, Ravel, and Stravinsky with Seong-Jin Cho, piano

Andris Nelsons, conductorSeong-Jin Cho, piano

Tania LEÓN StrideRAVEL Piano Concerto for the left handIntermissionSTRAVINSKY The Rite of Spring

Tania León’s Pulitzer Prize-winning piece Stride draws on her Cuban heritage and her long association with dance to create music rich with rhythmic vitality and scintillating instrumental colors. Superstar Korean pianist Seong-Jin Cho plays Maurice Ravel’s dramatic Piano Concerto for the left hand, originally composed for pianist Paul Wittgenstein, who lost his arm during World War I. Closing the concert is and one of the most influential pieces in history: Igor Stravinsky’s ballet score The Rite of Spring, a work of primal power.

This week’s performances of Tania León Stride are supported in part by income from the Morton Margolis fund in the BSO’s endowment.

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