HKS Recital Series: Alexandre Tharaud Piano Recital

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Piano: Alexandre Tharaud

In a career spanning 25 years, French pianist Alexandre Tharaud has become a unique figure in the classical music world and a key exponent of French pianism. As a recitalist, he is a regular guest at the world’s most prestigious venues. His extraordinary discography of over 25 solo albums, most of which received major awards from the music press, features repertoire ranging from Couperin, Bach and Scarlatti, through Mozart, Beethoven, Schubert, Chopin, Brahms and Rachmaninov, to the major 20^th-century French composers as well as film and pop music.

In this recital, Tharaud will be playing a beautiful all-French programme, opening with a sparkling suite by the monumental French Baroque composer Rameau, before plunging into a celebration of the heights of French Romanticism with the beloved works of Debussy, Satie and Ravel.

Programme

Rameau
From Suite in A minor, RCT5:
I Allemande
III Sarabande
V Fanfarinette
VII Gavotte et Six Doubles

Debussy
Prélude à L’Après-midi d’un Faune (transcribed by Tharaud)

Debussy
From Préludes, Book 1:
– I Danseuses de Delphes
– III Le Vent dans la Plaine
– VI Des Pas sur la Neige
– VIII La Fille aux Cheveux de Lin
– X La Cathédrale Engloutie
– VII Ce Qu’a Vu le Vent d’Ouest

Satie
Gymnopédie No 1

Satie
Avant–dernières Pensées

Satie
Gnossiennes Nos 1, 3 & 4

Satie
Je Te Veux

Ravel
À la Manière de Chabrier

Ravel
Pavane pour une Infante Défunte

Ravel
La Valse (transcribed by Tharaud)

ABOUT THE ARTIST / ORGANISER

One of Hong Kong’s flagship orchestras, Hong Kong Sinfonietta has brought music closer to the community, and achieved significant local and international recognition for its passionate performances and innovative programming. The orchestra has collaborated with an illustrious array of international musicians and groups, including in recent years Ilya Gringolts, Martin Helmchen, Sergei Nakariakov, Jean-Guihen Queyras, Krzysztof Penderecki, The Royal Ballet, English National Ballet, American Ballet Theatre, New York City Ballet, Stuttgart Ballet and Tanztheater Wuppertal Pina Bausch.

Hong Kong Sinfonietta is a regular guest at international arts festivals and has toured 47 cities around the world. As an avid believer of keeping music alive and contemporary, the orchestra commissions and performs new works every year and ventures into new initiatives, recently receiving wide acclaim for its Back On Stage concert film series and becoming the first local orchestra to appear in cinemas. Following the success of the first edition in 2018, the orchestra organised the 2nd Hong Kong International Conducting Competition in 2023, attracting applications from 45 countries/regions around the world and providing an invaluable platform for young conductors to establish their careers.