Beethoven & Ravel

Beethoven, Farrenc and Ravel weave a tapestry of elegance, ingenuity and radiant joy. 

Samuel Lee, winner of the prestigious Malko Competition and former Associate Conductor of the CSO, returns for a sublime evening of music. Louise Farrenc’s Overture No. 2 opens the program with a brief glimpse into the musical world of 19th-century France, which flows into the delicate dances of Ravel’s Le Tombeau de Couperin, laced with a tender homage to the French Baroque. The mood deepens with Ravel’s Piano Concerto for the Left Hand, where the soloist’s single hand conjures a world of bold orchestral textures and haunting melodies. Beethoven’s Symphony No. 4, a work of remarkable charm and exuberance, radiates with joy, celebrating the composer’s lighter, yet deeply profound, musical soul.

Program

Louise Farrenc Overture No. 2 
Maurice Ravel Le Tombeau de Couperin, Piano Concerto for Left Hand 
Ludwig Van Beethoven Symphony No. 4 

Artists

Samuel Lee conductor 
​​​​​​​Jean-Efflam Bavouzet piano