Uploaded January 2026 | Updated September 2026, 3 weeks ago
Stravinsky’s The Rite of Spring opens with a chilling bassoon solo, played flawlessly in this excerpt by Principal Bassoon Daniel Matsukawa. The Philadelphia Orchestra gave the United States premiere of The Rite of Spring in 1922, and Music and Artistic Director Yannick Nézet-Séguin leads the revolutionary piece January 31–February 1, in Marian Anderson Hall. For more information, visit philorch.ensembleartsphilly.org/tickets-and-events/2025-26-season/stravinskys-the-rite-of-spring.
Stravinsky’s The Rite of Spring opens with a chilling bassoon solo, played flawlessly in this excerpt by Principal Bassoon Daniel Matsukawa. The Philadelphia Orchestra gave the United States premiere of The Rite of Spring in 1922, and Music and Artistic Director Yannick Nézet-Séguin leads the revolutionary piece January 31–February 1, in Marian Anderson Hall. For more information, visit philorch.ensembleartsphilly.org/tickets-and-events/2025-26-season/stravinskys-the-rite-of-spring.










