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Symphonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks / The Rite of Spring

11 October 2026

Sir Simon Rattle conducts the Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra at La Scala for one evening, with Sir Stephen Hough in Rachmaninoff's Third Piano Concerto and Stravinsky's The Rite of Spring.

Teatro alla Scala, Largo Ghiringhelli 1, 20121 Milano

The hall and stage seen from a box

Why it is worth going

One night only: Sir Simon Rattle brings the Symphonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks to La Scala in the theatre's Guest Orchestras series.1 Sir Stephen Hough is the soloist in Rachmaninoff's Piano Concerto No. 3 in D minor, Op. 30.1 The second half pairs Stravinsky's Funeral Song, Op. 5, with The Rite of Spring.1

The royal box facing the stage
The royal box facing the stage
Sources
  1. Symphonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks / The Rite of Spring - Teatro alla Scala. teatroallascala.org, read 25 September 2026.
  2. How to buy - Teatro alla Scala. teatroallascala.org, read 25 September 2026.
  3. Contacts - Teatro alla Scala. teatroallascala.org, read 25 September 2026.

Last checked 25 September 2026.