Like rivers flow across borders, music reaches the hearts of anyone who listens. It transcends our differences by appealing to a common denominator: human emotions.
Regardless of where you come from, prepare to float down the river with Indigenous composer Barbara Assiginaak’s Eko-Bmijwang (As long in time as the river flows), get carried away with Ravel’s La valse, and be dazzled by Saint-Saëns’s Concerto No. 2. Get ready to shed a few tears listening to the heart-wrenching melodies of Tchaikovsky’s “Pathétique” symphony, which was on the program for Yannick Nézet-Séguin’s debut as the OM’s artistic director 25 years ago.
This musical choice is just right for the OM’s second European tour, which will bring music to audiences across the continent.
Maurice RAVEL, La valse
Barbara ASSIGINAAK, Eko-Bmijwang (As long in time as the river flows)
Camille SAINT-SAËNS, Piano Concerto No. 2
Pyotr Ilyich TCHAIKOVSKY, Symphony No. 6, “Pathéthique”
