Palais des Beaux-Arts, © Photo: Yannick Sas Hélène Grimaud
Brussels, Palais des Beaux‐Arts — Henry le Boeuf Hall
About the Event
She sees music as colors, has founded a wolf conservation center, and has written four books. Hélène Grimaud is no ordinary classical soloist. Since 2002, the French pianist has been racking up one award after another with her albums for Deutsche Grammophon. Alongside Rachmaninoff, Brahms, and Satie, Beethoven is an absolute favorite. His extremely demanding Piano Sonata No. 32 from 1822 is one of his last piano compositions, featuring a contemplative sequence of variations that follows a stormy opening movement. Schubert is the notable omission from Grimaud’s discography, even though he composed a considerable body of work for solo piano in addition to his songs. Grimaud performs his Piano Sonata D 960, the last piano piece Schubert wrote, just six years after Beethoven. Grimaud juxtaposes these two highly individual composers in their black‐and‐white farewell works.
Address
Palais des Beaux‐Arts, Rue Ravenstein 23, Brussels, Belgium — Google Maps
