Elgar, Grieg & Ravel
8pm-11pm Saturday May 18, 2013 | Heinz Hall |
This event occurs in the past Artists Yan Pascal Tortelier, conductor Valentina Lisitsa, piano Program Osvaldo Golijov: Sidereus (PSO co-commission) Edvard Grieg: Piano Concerto Maurice Ravel: Rapsodie Espagnole Edward Elgar: In the South, “Alassio” About This Performance “Valentina Lisitsa combines an imperious sweep with aristocratic poise and sensitivity” –Music Web International Ukrainian-born pianist and YouTube phenom Valentina Lisitsa performs Grieg’s much-loved Piano Concerto. The second half of the program features a musical trip to the Mediterranean. One of Ravel’s first works for orchestra, Rapsodie Espagnole, was inspired by the Spanish folk tunes sung by his mother when Ravel was a child. Alassio is a town on the Italian Riviera where Elgar and his family vacationed and is the inspiration for In the South. Elgar depicts the awe-inspiring landscape in this concert overture. Tickets:pso.culturaldistrict.org/production/32038/elgar-grieg-and-ravel#tab=buy_tickets | (412) 392-4900 600 Penn Ave Pittsburgh, PA 15222 |
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