C l a s s i c a l
FRIDAY, MARCH 12 AT 8 PM
at the Library of Congress, Coolidge auditorium
1st and Independence Sts., SE - Washington, DC
Admission: Free but requires tickets (via Ticketmaster).
There is a small service charge associated with each ticket order and a limit of 2 tickets per person.
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Tharaud and Queyras
at the Library of Congress
Alexandre Tharaud, piano
"a model of delicacy and thoughtfulness"
Jean-Guihen Queyras, cello
"ardent expressiveness and dazzling rhythmic drive"
Two leading performers of the young generation of French classical musicians share an evening of virtuosic solo and duo works at The Library of Congress.
Program
POULENC: Suite francaise d'après Claude Gervaise
DUTILLEUX: Trois strophes sur le nom de Sacher (solo cello)
DEBUSSY: Sonata no1 for cello and piano in D minor
SCHUBERT/THARAUD: Moments musicaux
WEBERN: Three little pieces for cello and piano
SCHUBERT/THARAUD: Sonata for arpeggione [cello] and
piano in A minor D.821
Alexandre Tharaud graduated from the Conservatoire national supérieur de musique in Paris and started his international career in earnest when he won the 2nd prize at the ARD Competition in Munich (Germany). An outstanding soloist as well as a fine chamber musician, Alexandre Tharaud has dedicated much of his time to French music and received great critical acclaim, resulting in invitations for performances internationally. His latest release, Ravel’s complete works for solo piano, including two world première recordings, was greeted with the best awards from the French press (a "Grand Prix" from the Académie Charles Cros 2003, a "Diapason d’or de l’année", a "Choc" from the Monde de la musique, a "Recommandé" by Classica and a "10" by Répertoire). Prior to the Ravel recording, Alexandre recorded a selection of Schubert’s four-hand piano pieces with Zhu Xiao-Mei, followed by a CD dedicated to Argentinean composer Mauricio Kagel.
Artist website: www.alexandretharaud.com
A long time soloist of the Ensemble intercontemporain, Jean-Guihen Queyras’ work with Pierre Boulez deeply influenced him. Queyras just recorded a splendid CD - Arpeggione - with pianist Alexandre Tharaud, which obtained critical acclaim from the international press. Before this disc, he recorded the concertos for cello of Haydn and Monn, with Freiburger Barockorchester. The repertory played by Queyras is in line with his musical curiosity. He created the concertos of Ivan Fedele and Gilbert Amy and, more recently, those of Bruno Mantovani and Philippe Schoeller (Wind's Eyes). His recitals offer a contemporary echo to the older repertory that he presents at Triphony Hall in Tokyo or the Théâtre du Châtelet in Paris. Jean-Guihen Queyras is invited by such orchestras as the Philharmonia of London, the Orchestre de Paris, and Tokyo Symphony Orchestra.
Artist website: www.jeanguihenqueyras.com
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