Seattle Philharmonic Orchestra: Saint-Saëns, Fauré, Ravel, Vaughan Williams

Gabriel Fauré — Pavane, Op. 50
Ralph Vaughan Williams — Sea Songs
Ralph Vaughan Williams — Symphony No. 8 in D minor
Ralph Vaughan Williams — Norfolk Rhapsody No. 1 in E minor
Camille Saint-Saëns — Danse macabre, Op. 40
Maurice Ravel — Piano Concerto for the Left Hand
Camille Saint-Saëns — Suite algérienne, Op. 60

Cristina Valdés, piano
Adam Stern, conductor

Saint-Saëns – Suite algérienne, Op. 60: Marche militaire française
Saint-Saëns – Danse macabre, Op. 40
Fauré – Pavane, Op. 50
Ravel – Concerto for the Left Hand
Vaughan Williams – Sea Songs
Vaughan Williams – Norfolk Rhapsody No. 1
Vaughan Williams – Symphony No. 8 in D minor

John Steinbeck once asserted that he had "come to believe that a great teacher is a great artist, and that there are as few as there are any other great artists." This program celebrates some of music history's greatest student-teacher relationships. The concert opens with two popular works by Camille Saint-Saëns, moves on to music by Saint-Saëns' pupil Fauré, presents a concerto by Fauré's student Ravel, and concludes with three works by Ravel's disciple Ralph Vaughan Williams, including his penultimate symphony, No. 8, which boasts its composer's most exotic-ever writing for the percussion section. Cristina Valdés is the soloist in Ravel's Concerto for the Left Hand.

About Seattle Philharmonic Orchestra

http://www.seattlephil.org/

About Cristina Valdés

Cristina Valdés (piano) has performed across four continents and in venues such as Lincoln Center, Le Poisson Rouge, Miller Theatre, Jordan Hall, and the Kennedy Center, and she is currently an Artist-in-Residence at UW.

https://music.washington.edu/people/cristina-valdes