People used to joke, ‘What next from memory? The Rite of Spring?’: Nicholas Collon on his orchestra’s ultimate challenge

The power, rhythmic complexity and virtuosity of Stravinsky’s 1913 work raised the bar for orchestral music. To perform it requires high-wire concentration. And to perform it from memory…? Aurora Orchestra’s conductor... #press

https://www.theguardian.com/music/2023/aug/30/proms-aurora-orchestra-stravinsky-the-rite-of-spring-from-memory-nicholas-collon?utm_source=press.coop

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