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Duo Concertant

Music
Igor Stravinsky
Choreography
George Balanchine

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An animated dance for a neoclassical couple, the dancers periodically stop and listen to the onstage musicians before ending with a poignant scene in a pool of light on a dark stage.

Stravinsky dedicated Duo Concertant to Samuel Dushkin, a well-known violinist he met in 1931. The composer premiered the work with Dushkin in Berlin in 1932, and the pair gave recitals together across Europe for the next several years. Balanchine first heard the piece performed by Stravinsky and Dushkin soon after it was composed, but not until years later, when he was planning the 1972 Stravinsky Festival, did he decide to choreograph it.

17 minutes

INSIDE THE REPERTORY

ANTHONY HUXLEY ON GEORGE BALANCHINE'S DUO CONCERTANT

In addition to his affinity for the fleet-footed choreography of Duo Concertant, Anthony Huxley admires the intimate "trickle down" of knowledge that occurs when rehearsing the work, and shares how his artistry has matured during his decade performing the role.

Duo Concertant

Principal Dancers Anthony Huxley and Indiana Woodward (in her debut) spring to life as the onstage musicians strike up the Eglogue I movement of Igor Stravinsky's Duo Concertant.

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