Hélène Grimaud

Known for her poetic expression and peerless technical control, French pianist Hélène Grimaud is one of the most sought-after artists performing with leading orchestras, in chamber music, and in solo recitals internationally and is an exclusive Deutsche Grammophon recording artist. A multi-faceted Renaissance woman with a deep dedication to her musical career, Hélène also nurtures passionate environmental, literary, and artistic interests. Grimaud’s program draws from her album, Memory, which explores music’s ability to bring the past back to life. Selections of evanescent miniatures by Chopin, Debussy, Satie and Valentin Silvestrov, in the pianist’s own words, “conjure atmospheres of fragile reflection, a mirage of what was – or what could have been.”

Program:

Valentin Silvestrov | Bagatelle I
Claude Debussy | Arabesque No. 1
Valentin Silvestrov | Bagatelle II
Erik Satie | Gnossienne No. 4
Frederic Chopin | Nocturne No. 19 Opus 72 No. 1 in E minor
Erik Satie | Gnossienne No. 1
Erik Satie | Six pièces froides IV – Danses de travers No. 1 / En y regardant à deux fois
Claude Debussy | La plus que lente
Frederic Chopin | Mazurka Opus 17 No. 4 in A minor
Frederic Chopin | Waltz No. 3, Opus 34 No. 2 in A minor
Claude Debussy | Clair de lune from Suite bergamasque
Claude Debussy | Reverie
Erik Satie | Six pièces froides V – Danses de travers No. 2 / “Passer”
Robert Schumann | Kreisleriana Op. 16

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