Constructed as an arch, this concert is framed by two early 20th-century French works that bear deeply evocative imagery: Dukas’ Orientalist enchantment and Debussy’s aquatic mirages.
Valentin Silvestrov, Prayer for Ukraine (arr. Eduard Resatsch, 6 min.)
Alfred Schnittke, Concerto for Piano and String Orchestra (26 min.)
Paul Dukas, La Péri (The Fairy) (19 min.)
Intermission
Sergueï Prokofiev, Piano Concerto no. 1 in D-flat major, op. 10 (16 min.)
Claude Debussy, La mer (23 min.)