On Air Announces a trio of stunning, boundary breaking performances by the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

On Air today announces the forthcoming release of a trio of performances by the world-renowned Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

United Kingdom - October 22, 2022 —

21st October 2022 - London, United Kingdom - Conducted by Peter Breiner, all three performances feature compositions by Igor Stravinsky (1882-1971), the revolutionary composer responsible for one of the most vital and far-reaching movements of the last 100 years: Neo-Classicism.

A 4k trailer for The Firebird can be watched here

Recorded in stunning 4K UHD with Dolby Vision and Dolby technologies, the three pieces performed are The Firebird, Petrushka and The Rite Of Spring.

‘The Firebird’ will be available to stream from 17th November, Petrushka from 8th December, and The Rite Of Spring from 22nd December.  All three shows will be available to watch On Demand after release.

Tickets to all 3 shows are available from https://onair.events/classical.

Jakub Krampl, CEO, On Air comments: “We are very excited to present three outstanding Stravinsky pieces with the RPO and Peter Breiner. Like with every new show, we up the ante and this time it is no different. Classical shows are visually dull, with a front camera, and a couple of angles, not reflective of the dynamics of the music itself. We take a different approach and the end product is exciting both visually and acoustically. Will some purists hate it? Maybe, but we aim to bring a younger audience to our shows that will appreciate the modern twist.”

Ian Maclay from the RPO adds: “Working with On Air was a fantastic chance for us to continue on our journey to make orchestral music accessible for all, placing it at the heart of contemporary society.” 

About the shows 

The Firebird - a ballet and orchestral concert work first performed at the Opéra de Paris on 25 June 1910, The Firebird catapulted Stravinsky to international fame. Although designed as a work for the stage, with specific passages accompanying characters and action, the music has achieved equal, if not greater recognition, as a concert piece.

Petrushka - Stravinsky’s second complete score for the Ballets Russes which followed the success of The Firebird, and premiered at the Théâtre du Châtelet in Paris in 1911. His initial idea was for a concert piece for piano representing ‘a puppet suddenly endowed with life, exasperating the patience of the orchestra with diabolical cascades of arpeggios’.

The Rite of Spring a ballet and orchestral concert work first performed at the Théâtre des Champs-Élysées on 29 May 1913. Containing many novel features for its time, including experiments in tonality, metre, rhythm, stress and dissonance, the music achieved equal if not greater recognition as a concert piece and is widely considered to be one of the most influential musical works of the 20th century, and is one of the most recorded works in the classical repertoire.

These classical performances follow on from On Air’s inaugural classical music event in December 2020 - a livestream of Beethoven’s 9th Symphony – and three-part classical series from 2021 which featured the final, sublime symphonies of Brahms, Dvořák and Mozart.  

Conductor Peter Breiner concludes: “One can hardly think of a better way to start an endeavour in classical music than these three Stravinsky’s major works that form a foundation of every orchestra’s repertoire. Collaboration of the brilliant RPO and top of the line producers resulted in a recording that is visually and aurally quite extraordinary.”

About On Air:

On Air gives you access to exclusive pay-per-view and on demand shows from around the globe. Produced by award-winning production partners, and filmed at some of the most world-renowned venues, On Air has already streamed performances from global pop icon Anne-Marie, trailblazing pop star Years & Years, BRIT Award winner Skepta, Mercury Prize winner Arlo Parks, Grammy Award winner Robert Glasper, and Bafta award-winners Kurupt FM.

RPO Biography:

The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra’s (RPO) mission to enrich lives through orchestral experiences that are uncompromising in their excellence and inclusive in their appeal, places it at the forefront of music-making in the UK and internationally. Typically performing approximately 200 concerts a year and with a worldwide live and online audience of more than 60 million people, the Orchestra embraces a broad repertoire that enables it to reach the most diverse audience of any British symphony orchestra. Whilst artistic integrity remains paramount, the RPO is unafraid to push boundaries and is equally at home recording video game, film and television soundtracks and working with pop stars, as it is performing the great symphonic repertoire.

The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra’s mission is to place orchestral music at the heart of contemporary society and, through collaboration with creative partners, foster deeper engagement with communities to ensure that live orchestral music is accessible to as inclusive and diverse an audience as possible. To help achieve this, in 1993 the Orchestra launched RPO Resound, which has grown to become the most innovative and respected orchestral community and education programme in the UK and internationally. In 2024, the Orchestra will move its headquarters to Wembley Park in the London Borough of Brent; this will be the realisation of its long-held ambition to embed the Orchestra in a community, in line with its mission to be a truly inclusive and contemporary international orchestra for the modern age.

About Peter Breiner:

Peter Breiner is one of the world’s most recorded musicians with over 200 CDs released and over 2 million albums sold. A conductor, pianist, arranger and composer, he has conducted, often doubling as a pianist, the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, the Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra, the Jerusalem Symphony Orchestra, the Vienna Mozart Orchestra, the Hungarian State Radio Orchestra, the Nicolaus Esterházy Orchestra, Budapest, among many others.

Peter Breiner began to study the piano in early childhood (1961) and his exceptional artistry led to his early acceptance at the conservatory in Košice in 1971. He studied piano with L. Kojanova and composition with J. Podprocky, as well as conducting and percussion. In 1975–1981 he studied composition at the Academy of Performing Arts in Bratislava with Prof. Alexander Moyzes, one of the most significant figures in modern Slovak music. Peter Breiner lived in Toronto, Canada, from 1992 to 2007, when he moved to New York.

On Air + One Tree Planted:

On Air has partnered with One Tree Planted. One Tree Planted are a non-profit charity on a mission to make it simple for anyone to help the environment by planting trees. Their projects span the globe and are done in partnership with local communities and knowledgeable experts to create an impact for nature, people, and wildlife.

On Air will plant one tree for every ticket purchased from their website for any of these Igor Stravinsky shows.

Contact Info:
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Organization: On Air
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