Klaus Mäkelä, conductor
RAVEL: Concerto for the Left Hand
STRAVINSKY: Concerto for Piano and Wind Instruments
STRAVINSKY: The Rite of Spring
Praised for her virtuosity, pianist Yuja Wang thrills audiences with her “superhuman keyboard technique ... that is second to none” (San Francisco Chronicle). Her powerhouse performance of concertos by Ravel and Stravinsky leads into Stravinsky’s equally potent The Rite of Spring. Though the ballet scandalized listeners at its premiere, the work has stood the test of time as one of Stravinsky’s finest creations and one of the greatest orchestral works of the 20th century.