Rotterdam Sinfonia & Anna Fedorova
Debussy, Grieg, Bizet
The season's opening concert brings together three works that each in their own way illustrate how melody and orchestral clarity took shape towards the end of the nineteenth century. Debussy's Clair de lune sounds in the orchestration by André Caplet, in which the familiar piano work unfolds into a subtle orchestral work.
Grieg's Piano Concerto, his only piano concerto and one of his most beloved compositions, unites virtuosity with expressive warmth. The piano takes center stage, yet is in continuous dialogue with the orchestra, in which echoes of Norwegian folk music resound. The solo part is performed by Anna Fedorova. This internationally acclaimed Ukrainian pianist is renowned for her romantic interpretations.
The program concludes with Bizet's First Symphony: a sparkling four-movement work in which melodic richness and transparent orchestration take center stage. Originally not performed during his lifetime, the work was later rediscovered and praised for the young composer's melodic invention and mature compositional technique.
Enjoy these three masterworks that together form a rich palette full of refinement and energy, with French colors and Scandinavian rhythms.
Programme
Claude Debussy
1862-1918
Clair de lune
Edvard Grieg
1843-1907
Piano Concerto
Georges Bizet
1838- 1875
Symphony No. 1
Performers
Sinfonia Rotterdam | chamber orchestra
Anna Fedorova | pianist