Alexandre Tharaud, piano at Queen Elizabeth Hall, London on Tuesday 4th November 2014

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Alexandre Tharaud, piano

Add to my Calendar 04-11-2014 19:30 04-11-2014 21:30 36 Alexandre Tharaud, piano 'His range of touch and colour, and his sheer enthusiasm, shine through every jewel-like piece.' (The Guardian) The acclaimed French pianist's versatility, his exciting programmes and recordings for harmonia mundi and ERATO (formally Virgin Classics and for whom he now records exclusively) have built Alexandre Tharaud an increasingly large fan base and he reached a whole new audience when he appeared in Michael Haneke's Oscarwinning film Amour. Tonight his programme opens with Schubert's Moments Musicaux, tender miniatures that are some of the composer's best-loved piano pieces. Next comes Tharaud's own arrangement of the iconic Adagietto from Mahler's Symphony No.5. In the second half he juxtaposes works by two French composers of different eras - delicate, ornamental Baroque music of Couperin and Ravel's Miroirs, six imaginative and characterful sound pictures. Alexandre Tharaud piano Queen Elizabeth Hall, London DD/MM/YYYY

Details

Queen Elizabeth Hall
Southbank Centre
Belvedere Rd
London
SE1 8XX
England

Tuesday 4th November 2014
7:30 PM

Programme

Franz Schubert – 6 Moments Musicaux, D.780
Gustav Mahler – Symphony no.5: Adagietto (tr. Tharaud for piano)
Gervais-François Couperin – 5 Pieces
Maurice Ravel – Miroirs

Performers

Alexandre Tharaud – piano

Programme Note

'His range of touch and colour, and his sheer enthusiasm, shine through every jewel-like piece.' (The Guardian)

The acclaimed French pianist's versatility, his exciting programmes and recordings for harmonia mundi and ERATO (formally Virgin Classics and for whom he now records exclusively) have built Alexandre Tharaud an increasingly large fan base and he reached a whole new audience when he appeared in Michael Haneke's Oscarwinning film Amour.

Tonight his programme opens with Schubert's Moments Musicaux, tender miniatures that are some of the composer's best-loved piano pieces. Next comes Tharaud's own arrangement of the iconic Adagietto from Mahler's Symphony No.5. In the second half he juxtaposes works by two French composers of different eras - delicate, ornamental Baroque music of Couperin and Ravel's Miroirs, six imaginative and characterful sound pictures.

Alexandre Tharaud piano

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