What Robert Franz has said about The Rite of Spring

1 quote · 1 episode · Oct 23, 2026

Robert Franz, Late conductor and music director of the Windsor Symphony Orchestra in Ontario, Canada, has been quoted on The Rite of Spring once in 1 episode of TED Radio Hour, most recently on October 23, 2026. Each quote below is verbatim and links to the moment it was said.

In their words

  • Franz says the sacrificial dance from The Rite of Spring pushes against natural body rhythm but is exciting because of its chaos.

    “yes, it's disjunct and it goes against your heartbeat, but it's incredibly exciting because of the chaos”

    TED Radio Hour: How we experience time (Oct 23, 2026) · Listen from 32:27

Episodes

  • How we experience time

    TED Radio Hour · Oct 23, 2026 · 50 min

    Manoush Zomorodi explores how humans experience time with artist Katie Paterson, neuroscientist Irena Arslanova, conductor Robert Franz, and psychologist Philip Zimbardo.

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