A deal with the devil leads to a raucous, diabolical fable-drama in Stravinsky’s A Soldier’s Tale.

The soldier at the center of Stravinsky’s L’Histoire du Soldat is a Faustian anti-hero for the ages, trading his soul for worldly riches and fame. Conceived together with Swiss poet C.F. Ramuz as a portable theater piece during World War I, when large-scale productions were not possible, Stravinsky brought all of his cheeky wit and rhythmic precision to bear in this modernist masterpiece.

Mark Gould, conductor
Brian McWhorter, narrator

     STRAVINSKY L’Histoire du Soldat

Vijay Gupta, violin
Maximilian Dimoff, bass
Benjamin Lulich, clarinet
John Clouser, bassoon
Michael Sachs, cornet
Domingo Pagliuca, trombone
James Ritchie, percussion

*Included in 3-show package (The Soldier’s Journey: A Musical Narrative, Dreams and Impressions: Music for Strings and Piano, Romantic Lyricism). Use code TRIO for 25% off.

Juniors (ages 6-18) discounted tickets for children 6 and up attending select evening concerts.

On sale to the public May 11.

*Donors of $500 or more to the 2023 Strings Annual Fund are granted early ticket access.