Tuesday, February 11th, 8.30 PM at Auditorium Giovanni Agnelli
A tribute to Ravel on his 150th birthday highlights the sold-out concert at the Auditorium Giovanni Agnelli on Tuesday, February 7th, at 8.30 PM. Legendary pianist Martha Argerich joins the Orchestre Philharmonique de Monte-Carlo, led by the renowned conductor Charles Dutoit, to perform Ravel’s Le tombeau de Couperin and Piano Concerto in G major, as well as Mussorgsky’s Pictures at an Exhibition in Ravel’s orchestral arrangement. Pre-concert lecture is presented by the musicologist and music critic Attilio Piovano at 6.30 PM at Sala Londra (free entry).
The queen of the keyboard Martha Argerich as soloist in Ravel’s Piano Concerto in G major
Fourteen years after her last appearance at Lingotto with Mischa Maisky and the Luzerner Sinfonieorchester, Martha Argerich plays one of her favorite pieces, the Piano Concerto in G major. As one of the best performers of her generation, she won Bolzano and Ginevra Competitions and Chopin Piano Competition in Warsaw, starting a long artistic partnership with Claudio Abbado. Her career is triumphant. With a large repertoire, from Bach to Bartók, she collaborated with the most important directors and orchestras.
Charles Dutoit conducting the Orchestre Philharmonique de Monte-Carlo
With a successful career spanning over six decades, Swiss conductor Charles Dutoit lead the OPMC on its first appearance at Lingotto. He collaborated with the most important orchestras of the world, including Orchestre Symphonique de Montréal, Orchestre National de France, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra and NHK Symphony Orchestra.
A tribute to Ravel on his 150th birthday
The evening opens with Le tombeau de Couperin, writted for piano in 1914 and transcripted for orchestra in 1919. His four movements are dedicated to the composer’s friends killed during the World War. The reference to the harpsicord player Couperin and the funeral eulogy (tombeau) sounds like a commemoration of the past and the present. Finished in 1931 alongside the Piano Concerto for the Left Hand, Piano Concerto in G major follows. This two different concerts express the stylistic maturity of Ravel and his special attention to Mozart and Saint-Saëns. The program closes with Mussorgsky’s Pictures at an Exhibition, transcripted for orchestra by Ravel in 1922 with an unforgettable fancy tone.
Charity Partner for the evening is the Fondazione Ricerca Molinette
Charity Partner for the evening is the Fondazione Ricerca Molinette wich will promote his fundraising activity about scientific research on diseases of aging.