THE FIREBIRD

David Robertson, conductor
Karita Mattila, soprano

DEBUSSY  Printemps
SAARIAHO  Quatre Instants
STRAVINSKY  The Firebird

Preview our Carnegie Hall concert, which we take to New York on March 10. Inspired by the Russian fairy tale, Stravinsky’s Firebird delights audiences with the magical sounds of the orchestra.  From its brooding beginning to its shimmering finale, Firebird takes you on a spectacular musical adventure.  Internationally renowned soprano Karita Mattila returns following her stunning 2009 St. Louis debut to perform Saariaho’s Quatre Instants, a work abounding in a rich world of sensations, colors and even fragrances.

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