ORIENT-EXPRESS | Musique de chambre

Presented by Orchestre de chambre de Paris (L-R-22-7047). Programme: RAVEL Le Tombeau de Couperin (arrangement by Félix Roth) MOZART Quartet in F major for oboe and string trio, K. 370/368 b SCHUBERT String Trio in B flat major, D. 471 ENESCO Aubade for string trio FARNAZ MODARRESIFAR Sang de printemps, world premiere for oboe and string trio, co-commission by Orchestre de chambre de Paris / Le hautbois chantant FAZIL SAY Kumru (arrangement for oboe and string trio) Artists: Sophie Guille des Buttes, violin; Jossalyn Jensen, viola; Robin de Talhouët, cello; Ilyes Boufadden-Adloff, oboe. A journey from Paris to Istanbul. Like a taut thread traversing Europe from west to east, the Orient-Express once linked Paris to Istanbul. The introduction of new trains in 2027 invites us to relive this legendary route on musical rails. The journey begins on the banks of the Seine, with Ravel; in 1932, the musician travelled aboard the Orient-Express accompanied by Marguerite Long, the creator of the delicate Tombeau de Couperin. The train then glides towards Munich, where Mozart's Oboe Quartet was performed for the first time, then crosses Vienna and Bucharest before reaching the Bosphorus… Here opens the dreamed Orient, the ultimate stage of the journey. Sang de printemps, the new work by Iranian composer Farnaz Modarresifar, weaves links between Western art music and classical Persian music. Inspired by the freedoms offered by travel, as well as by what remains within her from what her country of origin is experiencing, she offers a contemporary vision of the connection between Orient and Occident, between dream, memory, and reality. Listening keys: an introduction will be offered at the beginning of the concert.