Klaus Mäkelä and Yuja Wang with the Concertgebouw Orchestra

Ravel's Piano Concertos and Debussy

Klaus Mäkelä and Yuja Wang with the Concertgebouw Orchestra

Yuja Wang returns to the Concertgebouw Orchestra, playing both piano concerts by Maurice Ravel in one concert conducted by Klaus Mäkelä, framed by Debussy’s masterpieces, La mer and Prélude à l'après-midi d'un faune.

Debussy’s La mer is a miracle of colour and motion that still makes an impression, even a hundred years after it was written.

Concert programme

  • Claude Debussy

    Prélude à l'après-midi d'un faune

  • Maurice Ravel

    Piano Concerto for the Left Hand

  • -- interval --

  • Maurice Ravel

    Piano Concerto in G Major

  • Claude Debussy

    La mer

Performers

About this concert

The pianist Yuja Wang has displayed exceptional brilliance during her numerous appearances with the Concertgebouw Orchestra. She leaves the audience gasping for breath each time with her boundless technique, repertoire, and flair. And now, Yuja Wang will take on a unique challenge: she will perform both of Maurice Ravel’s piano concertos in one evening. These two virtuoso pieces, written simultaneously, are clearly influenced by jazz, yet each has its own distinct character. In the eyes of conductor Klaus Mäkelä, these concertos are like two sides of a coin.

The concert begins and ends with colourful masterpieces by Claude Debussy. According to some, twentieth-century modern music began with the dreamy flute melody of his Prélude à l'après-midi d'un faune. And Debussy's La mer is a miracle of colour and motion that still makes a huge impression, even a hundred years after it was written. Hard to imagine a symphony orchestra sounding better than this.

About this concert

The pianist Yuja Wang has displayed exceptional brilliance during her numerous appearances with the Concertgebouw Orchestra. She leaves the audience gasping for breath each time with her boundless technique, repertoire, and flair. And now, Yuja Wang will take on a unique challenge: she will perform both of Maurice Ravel’s piano concertos in one evening. These two virtuoso pieces, written simultaneously, are clearly influenced by jazz, yet each has its own distinct character. In the eyes of conductor Klaus Mäkelä, these concertos are like two sides of a coin.

The concert begins and ends with colourful masterpieces by Claude Debussy. According to some, twentieth-century modern music began with the dreamy flute melody of his Prélude à l'après-midi d'un faune. And Debussy's La mer is a miracle of colour and motion that still makes a huge impression, even a hundred years after it was written. Hard to imagine a symphony orchestra sounding better than this.

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