Orchestra Borealis plays Stravinsky, Rietz and Brahms!

AN AFTERNOON OF FIRE, WIND & GRANDEUR

Orchestra Borealis

Sunday, April 26, 2026 · 3:00 PM

Get ready for a thrilling afternoon of orchestral fire and poetry. Orchestra Borealis brings together three landmark works that span the full emotional range of the classical tradition — from otherworldly Russian myth to Romantic triumph.

PROGRAMME

I. The Firebird Suite — Igor Stravinsky

II. Konzertstück for Wind Quintet and Orchestra — Julius Rietz

III. Symphony No. 1 in C minor, Op. 68 — Johannes Brahms

Stravinsky's blazing fairy-tale opens the afternoon with spectacle and wit. Rietz's rarely performed gem puts the spotlight on our wind soloists in a sparkling showcase of chamber-meets-orchestra writing. Then Brahms' First Symphony — twenty years in the making — closes the concert with one of the most triumphant finales ever written. This is a programme for anyone who loves music that moves.

Approx. 2 hrs with intermission.

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