
Midwinter Festival RAVEL: Homages and Literary Inspiration
François-Xavier Poizat, piano | Finghin Collins, piano | Gemma Ní Bhriain, mezzo-soprano
Selected piano pieces:
A la manière de Chabrier
A la manière de Borodin
Menuet sur le nom d’Haydn
La Valse
Selected songs:
Chanson du rouet
Ballade de la Reine morte d’aimer
Sainte
Noël des jouets
Ma mère l’Oye
Gaspard de la Nuit
This first concert in our Midwinter Festival presents early works of Ravel, starting with some simple piano works written as homages to other composers and finishing with one of his most punishing works. The famed Gaspard de la Nuit inspired by poetry by Aloysius Bertrand. In between we hear some early songs and one of Ravel’s most popular works, the Mother Goose Suite, for piano duet.
TICKETS
All MWF tickets can be booked through the Town Hall Theatre: tht.ie | 091 569777
CONCERT TICKET: Standard €25 | Concession €22.50 | Social Inclusion €12.50 | MfG Friends €21
FESTIVAL TICKET (INCLUDES ALL 3 CONCERTS): Standard €70 | Concession €63