Hear The Music: French Finale – Boléro
Hear the music before the concert! Listen to the playlist for the Signature Series concert French Finale featuring Ravel's Boléro.
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Hear the Music
French Finale: Boléro
Andrei Feher, conductor
Philip Chiu, piano
Debussy: La mer
Poulenc: Piano Concerto
Poulenc: Les Animaux modèles
Ravel: Une barque sur l’ocean
Ravel: Boléro
Music Director Andrei Feher ends the season with a flurry of French music. From Debussy’s rich and evocative depiction of the sea and its moods in La mer to Poulenc’s playful fairy-tale dance score of Les Animaux modèles, and his tuneful and energetic Piano Concerto with Canadian pianist Philip Chiu, the program builds to the ultimate finale: Ravel’s Boléro, his most famous composition.
Prelude:
Learn more about the composers and the music with the free pre-concert talk at 7 pm.
