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RTÉ National Symphony Orchestra 2012-2013 Season
THE NOBLE, THE SENTIMENTAL AND THE EXOTIC
Friday 26 October 2012, 8pm
National Concert Hall
Ends 9.45pm approx
Ravel Valses nobles et sentimentales [16']
Ginastera Concerto for Harp, Op. 25 [23']
Mussorgsky (orch. Ravel) Pictures at an Exhibition [35']
Xavier de Maistre harp
Hannu Lintu conductor
THE NOBLE, THE SENTIMENTAL AND THE EXOTIC
ABOUT THE PROGRAMME
SUAVE FRENCH HARPIST XAVIER DE MAISTRE TAKES CENTRE STAGE for Argentinian Alberto Ginastera's exotic and exciting Harp Concerto, which puts his country's native folk melodies and rhythms to magnificently colourful use. No less rich and dynamic is Mussorgsky's masterful Pictures at an Exhibition, which brings 10 paintings by the Russian painter Viktor Hartmann to enthralling and vivacious life. Ravel's deliciously tongue-in-cheek set of Schubert-inspired waltzes will keep you guessing to the end about which of them is 'noble' and which 'sentimental'.
Soundings, 7pm: In Conversation
DIT Head of Orchestra Studies Dr Cliona Doris with Xavier de Maistre
Tickets: €10, €18, €24, €30, €35
(concessions €9, €16, €22, €27, €32)
Booking (no fees): 01 417 0000 or ONLINE
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