Franck & Ravel
When French composer Paul Dukas wrote The Sorcerer’s Apprentice, he probably didn’t realise it would become one of the catchiest works in music history. It’s a tale of magic and ego: a budding magician bites off more than he can chew. You can imagine the character is Mickey Mouse, if you like – Walt Disney thought it was a good match in his film Fantasia.
While we’re dreaming of French music, pianist Jean-Efflam Bavouzet will play Maurice Ravel’s Piano Concerto in G. It was written in the Jazz Age, and you can certainly hear it. Modern, classical, atmospheric – it’s Ravel at his finest.
Conductor Lionel Bringuier will bring this concert home with Cesar Franck’s dramatic Symphony in D minor. Don’t be fooled by the quiet introduction because you’ll be thrust into the storm of this 19th-Century masterpiece.
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Bringuier is a fantastic conductor it was the first time I have had the chance to see the Queensland orchestra being in its full quality their performance under Bringuier was absolutely magical a very excellent experience my companion and I were delighted. Absolutely outstanding.
This was an amazing performance , we enjoyed the show immensely, it was our first experience of the Queensland Symphony orchestra . The conductor was passionate and energetic, a delight to watch.