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Stravinsky Violin Concerto

Music
Igor Stravinsky
Choreography
George Balanchine

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The outer sections of Stravinsky Violin Concerto are carefully woven masterpieces of symmetry that encompass two of Balanchine’s most ingenious and unique pas de deux.

Stravinsky Violin Concerto was composed in 1931 and at its premiere, conducted by Igor Stravinsky with Samuel Dushkin as the violin soloist. It was first used by Balanchine for Balustrade with the Original Ballet Russe in 1941. When Balanchine returned to this score three decades later, he could no longer remember his original choreography. “What I did then was for then,” he said, “and I wanted to do this music for our Stravinsky Festival.” Stravinsky Violin Concerto premiered on the opening night of the 1972 Stravinsky Festival, which also included the premiere of Balanchine’s Symphony in Three Movements.

23 minutes

Anatomy of a Dance

Ask la Cour on Stravinsky Violin Concerto

Former Principal Dancer Ask la Cour talks about performing the second aria pas de deux in Balanchine’s Stravinsky Violin Concerto, which he likens to a co-dependent relationship.

Inside the Repertory

Sterling Hyltin on STRAVINSKY VIOLIN CONCERTO

Principal Dancer Sterling Hyltin talks about the world she creates in her imagination while dancing Balanchine's abstract ballet Stravinsky Violin Concerto.

Visual Music

A look at Balanchine's Stravinsky Violin Concerto

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