A musical journey through French Impressionist delicacy and contemporary emotion.
This concert brings together some of today’s most distinguished classical musicians for an evening celebrating the beauty of wind instruments and piano. The programme combines the elegance and refinement of Debussy and Ravel with the deeply evocative sound world of Max Richter, one of the most influential composers of our time.
The evening concludes with two masterpieces by Francis Poulenc: the exquisite Sonata for Flute and Piano and the brilliant Sextet for Wind Instruments and Piano, a vibrant score full of energy, colour and Parisian spirit.
Flute – Albert Mora
Oboe – Dolors Chiralt
Clarinet – Josep Fuster
French Horn – Ionuț Podgoreanu
Bassoon – Thomas Greaves
Piano – Albert Guinovart
Maurice Ravel
Le tombeau de Couperin for wind quintet
Claude Debussy
Première Rhapsodie for clarinet and piano
Jacques Ibert
Trois pièces brèves for wind quintet
Francis Poulenc
Sonata for Flute and Piano
Max Richter
Vladimir’s Blues
Written in the Sky for solo piano
Francis Poulenc
Sextet for Wind Quintet and Piano
Albert Guinovart
Voyage au centre de la Terre for wind quintet and piano