Stravinsky’s “Petrushka” at the Royal Festival Hall

French pianist Hélène Grimaud and the London Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Edward Gardner will perform Ravel’s Piano Concerto, as well as two colorful compositions: “The Sorcerer’s Apprentice” by Duke and “Petrushka” by Stravinsky.

Paul Duke’s symphonic scherzo opens the evening. “The Sorcerer’s Apprentice” is a colorful fairy tale about magic that is able to think, make decisions and act independently. Stravinsky’s “Petrushka” is also a fairy tale, though not so optimistic. In the atmosphere of the old Russian fair, bustling and noisy, a whole personal tragedy unfolds. And Ravel’s Piano concerto in a solo performance by Hélène Grimaud will be an incendiary and scintillating accent of the evening.

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