Samuel Lee, winner of the prestigious Malko Competition and former Associate Conductor of the CSO, returns for a sublime evening of music. Louise Farrenc’s Overture No. 2 opens the program with a brief glimpse into the musical world of 19th-century France, which flows into the delicate dances of Ravel’s Le Tombeau de Couperin, laced with a tender homage to the French Baroque. The mood deepens with Ravel’s Piano Concerto for the Left Hand, where the soloist’s single hand conjures a world of bold orchestral textures and haunting melodies. Beethoven’s Symphony No. 4, a work of remarkable charm and exuberance, radiates with joy, celebrating the composer’s lighter, yet deeply profound, musical soul.
PROGRAM
Louise Farrenc: Overture No. 2
Maurice Ravel: "Le Tombeau de Couperin"
Maurice Ravel: Piano Concerto for Left Hand
Ludwig Van Beethoven: Symphony No. 4
ARTISTS
Samuel Lee, conductor
Jean-Efflam Bavouzet, piano