Pulcinella
Theater und Philharmonie Essen, Aalto-Foyer (Essen)
Pulcinella, the witty harlequin from the Commedia dell'arte, conquered the ballet stage in 1920, with music composed by Stravinsky. Around 1900, jazz's global rise reached the Soviet Union, where it was "Sovietized" by composers like Shostakovich. The concert also features Villa-Lobos's Brazilian train sounds.