The Zagreb Philharmonic Orchestra | Dawid Runtz, Conductor

The Zagreb Philharmonic Orchestra

Dawid Runtz, Conductor

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The Zagreb Philharmonic is an orchestra with a 150-year tradition of musical excellence in Zagreb and Croatia, a promoter of musical art throughout the country, and a cultural ambassador of Croatia to the world. This musical institution is a hallmark of the city in which it operates, embodying the urban image of Zagreb as a Central European hub of music, art, and culture, and will perform this summer in front of the Cathedral.

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PROGRAMME: 

Leonard Bernstein: Mambo, from the musical West Side Story

George Gershwin: An American in Paris

Igor Stravinsky: The Rite of Spring                  

                        1. L’Adoration de la Terre / The Adoration of the Earth

                        Introduction

                        Augurs of Spring – Dances of the Young Girls

                        Ritual of Abduction

                        Spring Rounds

                        Ritual of the Rival Tribes

                        Procession of the Sage

                       The Sage

                       Dance of the Earth

                       2. Le Sacrifice / The Sacrifice

                       Introduction

                       Mystical Circles of the Young Girls

                      Glorification of the Chosen One

                      Evocation of the Ancestors

                      Ritual Action of the Ancestors

                      Sacrificial Dance (The Chosen One)

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