IV: ELTS AND THE RITE OF SPRING • ERSO 100 CONCERT SERIES

PROGRAMME

Lembit Beecher
New work

Heino Eller
Prelude in G minor

Robert Schumann
Cello Concerto in A minor, Op. 129

Igor Stravinsky
The Rite of Spring

PERFORMERS

JEAN-GUIHEN QUEYRAS cello, ERSO, conductor OLARI ELTS

At the invitation of Chief Conductor Olari Elts, the acclaimed French cellist Jean-Guihen Queyras joins ERSO. Together with the orchestra, he will perform Heino Eller’s Prelude in G minor and soloist in Robert Schumann’s Cello Concerto, which the author described as a “concert piece”, a passionate symphonic fantasy. The program also includes a new work by the American composer of Estonian roots, Lembit Beecher. The crowning glory of the evening is Igor Stravinsky’s The Rite of Spring, a work that sparked the scandal of the century at its 1913 Paris premiere but opened the door to modernism. The primal elemental force and raw power of the work's rhythms remain enchanting even more than a hundred years later.

PRICES

Category I ticket: €60 / €50*

Category II ticket: €45 / €35*

Category III ticket: €38 / €28*

Category IV ticket: €25 / €15* (Some Category IV tickets may be for seats with limited visibility).

Supporter ticket: €100**

*Discounted prices apply to students, university students, and pensioners upon presentation of a valid ID at the ticket check.

**The supporter ticket is located in the best seats. By purchasing this ticket, you support the activities of the ERSO.