Alevtina Ioffe : Hommage à Rimski-Korsakov, Prokofiev et Moussorgski

...of the turn of the nineteenth and twentieth centuries, whose orchestral writing splendors harbor a distinctly satirical dimension.

The overture to Rimsky-Korsakov's opera The Golden Cockerel, based on Pushkin's tale, is an orchestral firework display. The orchestra sparkles with dazzling light and brilliant irony. The mood shifts with Prokofiev's Second Piano Concerto: its dazzling virtuosity displays stark contrasts between dark lyricism and percussive piano power. Arsenii Mun's charismatic playing will flourish in this score, as spectacular as it is intense. Finally, Mussorgsky's Pictures at an Exhibition, in its flamboyant orchestration, sweeps the listener into a gallery of striking sound images, at times grandiose, at times grotesque.

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L'Auditorium, the iconic hall of La Seine Musicale with its 360-degree vineyard-style layout, is the ideal setting to host Les Grandes Œuvres, a programming season presenting great orchestras, choirs, and intimate recitals. Each season, resident orchestra Insula orchestra alongside leading French and international orchestras perform with soloists and emerging artists at the forefront of classical music.

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Program:

Rimsky-Korsakov, The Golden Cockerel, overture

Prokofiev, Piano Concerto No. 2

Mussorgsky, Pictures at an Exhibition