Rite & Rach

Stravinsky’s Rite of Spring & Rachmaninoff’s Piano Concerto No. 3

Savage. Sensuous. Electrifying.

Rite & Rach plunges you into a night where raw rhythm meets jaw-dropping virtuosity.

Gold Medalist pianist Jiarui Cheng ignites Rachmaninoff’s legendary Piano Concerto No. 3, one of the most thrilling and demanding works ever written for the instrument. Then, feel the earth shift beneath you as Stravinsky’s Rite of Spring unleashes its primal power in a finale that still shocks over a century later.

From the sparkling brilliance of Glinka to the bold modern edge of Carter Pann, this program crackles with momentum from the first note to the last.

This isn’t just a concert.

It’s an eruption of sound, soul, and spring.

NEWMAN CENTER FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS
Gates Concert Hall

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