(c) Marco Borggreve Nikolaï Lugansky celebrates Ravel: Théâtre des Champs‐Elysées
Paris, Théâtre des Champs-Élysées — Main Hall
About the Event
Nikolai Lugansky, Charles Berling and the Orchestre National de Lille celebrate Ravel.
Aside from the incomparable Boléro and the famous Pavane pour une infante défunte, the Orchestre National de Lille will celebrate Ravel by straying off the beaten track. While piano aficionados may know the Concerto in G major off by heart, they will be keen to hear Nikolai Lugansky, who does not often perform this repertoire. Enthusiasts of less frequently performed pieces will be delighted to see Germaine Tailleferre, who became close to the Basque composer during the Groupe des Six period, included on the programme. Curious listeners will be bewitched once again by the orientalism of Antar – music for the stage adapted from a score by Rimsky‐Korsakov – which will force the “Northern” musicians to draw on the full range of their orchestral palette. Joshua Weilerstein will accompany Charles Berling for the text added by Amin Maalouf in 2014. Have a good trip!
Program
- Germaine Tailleferre – Petite suite pour orchestre
- Maurice Ravel – Pavane pour une Infante défunte
- Maurice Ravel – Antar (incidental music inspired by several famous themes by Nikolai Rimsky‐Korsakov, text by Amin Maalouf)
- Maurice Ravel – Bolero
Cast / Production
Nikolaï Lugansky piano
Charles Berling narrator
Orchestre National de Lille
Joshua Weilerstein direction
Address
Théâtre des Champs-Élysées, 15, Avenue Montaigne, Paris, France — Google Maps
