Concert date: 3 May 2019
Threshold for percussion and orchestra was written by LA Philharmonic Principal timpanist Joseph Pereira, requiring six timpani and a vast array of percussion instruments ordinary and extraordinary. Donât miss this heart-pounding, eye-opening Asian premiere featuring our own Principal Timpanist Christian SchiĂžler, and guest percussion duo Maraca2. Contemporary music champion Pascal RophĂ© leads the SSO in his compatriot Jean-Frederic Neuburgerâs dawn-inspired reverie, Aube, closing with Stravinskyâs revolutionary Rite of Spring.