Alexandre Tharaud - Piano à Lyon

Alexandre Tharaud goes from Mozart to Barbara with effortless grace. A soloist, chamber musician, transcriber, stage and screen performer – he captivates anyone who listens to him. This season, he offers a journey through the classical repertoire, improvisations, and French chanson. An inventive program full of delightful surprises.

Programme
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart - Sonata No. 11, K. 331
Jean-Philippe Rameau - Suite in A from Nouvelles suites
Francis Poulenc - Improvisation No. 15, Hommage à Édith Piaf,
Les Chemins de l’amour
Charles Trenet - L’Âme des poètes (transcription by Jean Wiéner),
Mes jeunes années (transcription by Jean Wiéner)
Erik Satie - Je te veux (transcription by Jean Wiéner)
Jacques Brel - Ne me quitte pas (transcription by Abdel Rahman El Bacha)
Charles Trenet - Monsieur, vous oubliez votre cheval (transcription by Alexis Weissenberg),
And improvisations on songs by Édith Piaf, Barbara, Joséphine Baker, and Jacques Brel

A Lyon Opera/Piano à Lyon joint production

Piano : Alexandre Tharaud

Running Time : 1 hour 45 minutes 1 intermission