Program Highlight

A Ping Pong Concerto and Stravinsky's "Rite of Spring" 06/24 @8pm

Classical 91.5 WXXO-FM

Published March 29, 2024 at 11:45 AM EDT

Andy Akiho's Ping Pong Concerto in Kodak Hall, Rochester, NY.

"There's a moment in the concerto that says in the score, 'At this point, all players play one of those five notes as fast and slow as you want for ten seconds.' That's aleatoric music." ~ Andreas Delfs

RAVEL Daphnis & Chloé, 2nd Suite (I. Lever du jour, II. Pantomime, III. Danse générale)
ANDY AKIHO Ricochet (Ping Pong Concerto)
STRAVINSKY The Rite of Spring

Andreas Delfs, conductor
Juliana Athayde, violin
David Cossin, percussion
Alec “AJ” Carney & Ahmet Okutan, ping pong players
Garth Fagan Dance

Garth Fagan Dance presented their interpretation of 'Rite of Spring,' which was created for and performed by Sergei Diaghilev’s dance company in 1913.

Hear a groundbreaking program of music featuring contemporary dance AND table tennis. Maestro Delfs opens the evening with Ravel’s 2nd Suite of Daphnis and Chloé. Andy Akiho’s Ricochet features two ping-pong player percussionists. Garth Fagan Dance brings Igor Stravinsky's Rite of Spring to life.

Broadcast of RPO Concerts on WXXI Classical is made possible by a grant from Dr. Ralph Jozefowicz in honor of WXXI Classical's 50th Anniversary.

This concert will be rebroadcast on September 30, 2024 at 8pm.

RPO Concertmaster Juliana Athayde and David Cossin were featured soloists in “Ricochet (Ping Pong Concerto)."