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aficionados of classical composition will find much to consider (and reconsider) about Stravinsky’s posi-tion in the musical pantheon as they delve into the series of events comprising the Stravinsky Project. during his lifetime, igor Stravinsky, having been ex-iled from his russian homeland, publically defined his music through an aesthetic of objectivity that fundamentally denied a cultural context.

however, as Soviet-trained musicians regained ac-cess to his work in the 1990s they reconnected the threads of russian musical tradition running through his compositions. By reinterpreting Stravinsky as an essentially russian composer whose exile sub-verted his musical roots, contemporary musicians and thinkers have provided a substantive rebuttal to Stravinsky’s self-created cosmopolitan modernist/neo-classicist image.

Stravinsky himself insisted that music is “essentially powerless to express anything at all” and admon-ished performers not to “interpret” his composi-tions. through the Stravinsky Project, the first fes-tival of its kind in our area, audiences and experts come together to challenge Stravinsky’s anti-inter-pretation stance and to consider his work through the cultural lens he attempted to suppress.

Whether you’re already a Stravinsky appreciator or are ready to listen and learn, there is a concert, lec-ture or visual arts experience waiting for you as part of this robust 3-day festival. Join us april 8-10 here at Strathmore, as well as at events at Georgetown university and the National Gallery of art.

Strathmore is pleased to present this groundbreak-ing festival in conjunction with the Post-Classical Ensemble, with sponsorship support from the National Endowment for the Arts, Asbury Methodist Village, the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation and the DC Commission for the Arts and Humanities.

The STRAvINSKY PROJeCTCo-Produced with Post-Classical ensemble

Stravinsky Remixed: Concert and SymposiumAPRIl 8, 1:15–5:30PMGeORGeTOWN uNIveRSITY, MCNeIR hAlla performance featuring adaptations of Stravinsky’s music for ballet, followed by a sym-posium “Stravinsky and the theater,” which looks at Stravinsky as a theatrical artist and his tradition of reusing old material in inventive ways.

Stravinsky’s Russian AccentAPRIl 8, 8PMMuSIC CeNTeRpianists:

alexander toradzeGeorge VatchnadzeGenadi zagorVakhtang Kodanashviliedisher Savitski

Washington Bach Consort ChorusPost-Classical ensembleangel Gil-ordóñez, conductorStraViNSKY Concerto for Piano and Winds StraViNSKY Symphonies for Wind instruments StraViNSKY Les NocesStraViNSKY dC Premiere of “danse Sacrale” from The Rite of Spring (arr. 4 hand piano and percussion)

LiSteN & LearN! Free post-concert discussion withthe artists.

Stravinsky on FilmAPRIl 9, 1–6:30PMNATIONAl GAlleRY OF ARTStravinsky documentaries by tony Palmer and richard Leacock, commentary and a piano perfor-mance by alexander toradze.

Interpreting StravinskyAPRIl 10, 12–3:45 PMMANSIONKatya Chilingiri, photographerrex Lawson, pianolistpianists:

alexander toradzeGeorge Vatchnadze Genadi zagor

Joseph horowitz, hostChillingiri presents The Stravinsky Odyssey, combin-ing films and photographs to document Stravinsky’s journey. rex Lawson presents the american pre-mier of Stravinsky’s final pianola version of Les Noces (american premiere). Pianists alexander toradze, George Vatchnadze, and Genadi zagor use archival recordings, film and music in live performance to take issue with Stravinsky’s strictures against interpretation.

Stravinsky and the PianoAPRIl 10, 4PMMuSIC CeNTeRpianists:

alexander toradzeGeorge Vatchnadze Genadi zagor

Joseph horowitz, hostStraViNSKY Scherzo from Sonata in F-sharp Minor (Mid-atlantic premiere)StraViNSKY The Rite of Spring transcribed for two pianosStraViNSKY TangoStraViNSKY Piano SonataStraViNSKY Concerto for two Solo PianosStraViNSKY Sonata for two PianoszaGor an improvisation incorporating all the af-ternoon’s music

LiSteN & LearN! Free post-concert discussion with the artists.

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the Stravinsky Project

“...Alexander Toradze … plays as a man possessed, as if umbilically attached to the instrument, which in his hands becomes as varied and expressive as a full orchestra. The audience roared approval...”

The Guardian, London

Alexander Toradze George vatchnadze Joseph horowitz

Katya Chilingiri, Stravinsky Family Estate in Ukraine

Angel Gil-Ordóñez

Katya Chilingiri, The Church of the Most Holy God Near St. Petersburg

Post-Classical ensemble

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The Stravinsky Project Pages 16–17

Spring Singing Classes

Come Out and Play!Page 15

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“A jaw-dropping vocal symposium”

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