L'ochestre de la Suisse Romande at Prudential Hall

Appearing for the first time at NJPAC! Switzerland’s globally acclaimed L’Orchestre de la Suisse Romande is conducted by Charles Dutoit in an alluring program of early 20th-century masterpieces.

Charles Dutoit, conductor
Nikolai Lugansky, piano

Debussy: Ibéria
Rachmaninoff: Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini for Piano and Orchestra, Op. 43
Stravinsky: The Song of the Nightingale
Ravel: La valse

Founded in 1918 and currently under the musical leadership of Neeme Järvi, the orchestra has always been actively engaged in discovering, promoting and premiering the works of contemporary composers. Throughout its history, L’Orchestre de la Suisse Romande has amassed an outstanding collection of award-winning recordings and has been heard in major concert halls and festivals worldwide....

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Appearing for the first time at NJPAC! Switzerland’s globally acclaimed L’Orchestre de la Suisse Romande is conducted by Charles Dutoit in an alluring program of early 20th-century masterpieces.

Charles Dutoit, conductor
Nikolai Lugansky, piano

Debussy: Ibéria
Rachmaninoff: Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini for Piano and Orchestra, Op. 43
Stravinsky: The Song of the Nightingale
Ravel: La valse

Founded in 1918 and currently under the musical leadership of Neeme Järvi, the orchestra has always been actively engaged in discovering, promoting and premiering the works of contemporary composers. Throughout its history, L’Orchestre de la Suisse Romande has amassed an outstanding collection of award-winning recordings and has been heard in major concert halls and festivals worldwide.

The evening features works attached to ballets: Rachmaninoff’s vivacious Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini and Stravinsky’s The Song of the Nightingale (Le chant du rossignol), a symphonic poem based on a fable by Hans Christian Andersen. Debussy’s impressionistic Ibéria, the centerpiece of the three-part Images pour Orchestre, is considered among the best of his “travelogue” soundscapes. Rounding out the program is Ravel's choreographic poem for orchestra La valse.

With more than 200 recordings to his credit, two-time Grammy Award winner Charles Dutoit, Artistic Director of the London Royal Philharmonic Orchestra and Conductor Laureate of the Philadelphia Orchestra, is a popular guest and collaborator among the most prominent orchestras. He served as Artistic Director of the Montreal Symphony Orchestra for 25 years.

FREE PRE-PERFORMANCE TALK:
George Marriner Maull will host a Bank of America Classical Overture pre-performance talk, free to all ticket-holders. Learn more about the evening's program, gain valuable insight into the artists and composers, and deepen your experience by learning just what to listen for during the live performance. The talk begins one hour prior to curtain.

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