Rotterdam Philharmonic Orchestra & Jean-Yves Thibaudet

Music as narrative and ritual, that is what the Rotterdam ensemble serves up. Sibelius's poetic En Saga forms the perfect stepping stone to Stravinsky's groundbreaking Le sacre du printemps. With boundless energy, Santtu-Matias Rouvali transforms this unruly sonic ritual into an overwhelming experience. In the hands of Jean-Yves Thibaudet, Gershwin's concerto becomes a time machine to the Roaring Twenties, in which jazz and blues let the heartbeat of a lost era be heard.