Presented by Sydney Symphony
Monday 11 December at 8pm
Sydney Opera House - Concert Hall
Jean-Yves Thibaudet piano
DEBUSSY Twelve Preludes, Book II
SCHUMANN Arabesque, Op.18
SCHUMANN Symphonic Etudes, Op.13
Jean-Yves Thibaudet is one of the world's most eagerly sought-after and admired interpreters of the music of Ravel. His beautifully shaded performances of this extraordinary music combine poetry, clarity and dazzling virtuosity.
A delightful sense of fantasy and freewheeling invention permeates Schumann's piano music. Thibaudet's performance of this magical music will have you spellbound.
DUTOIT & THIBAUDET: A TOUR DE FORCE
Presented by Sydney Symphony
Sydney Opera House - Concert Hall
7 December at 8pm
9 December at 8pm
Charles Dutoit conductor
Jean-Yves Thibaudet piano
MOZART Symphony No 35 Haffner
RAVEL Piano Concerto for the Left Hand
LISZT Totentanz
RACHMANINOV Symphonic Dances
Flamboyant French pianist Jean-Yves Thibaudet is renowned for is showmanship, dazzling technique and poetic performances of the music of Ravel, Debussy and even Duke Ellington. Ravel's Piano Concerto for the Left Hand is powerful and profound, a veritable tour de force. Where Ravel's concerto is suspenseful, Liszt's Totentanz is spooky: a virtuoso danse macabre with a dash of wit. Both works will amply display Thibaudet's precision and devil-may-care verve.
To close, the renowned Charles Dutoit conducts Rachmaninov's moody Symphonic Dances; three spectacular movements inspired by the drama and delirium of the dance.
