Join us for an immersive exploration of a time when Paris reigned as the undisputed heart of artistic innovation and operatic splendor. This lecture will delve deep into the lush cultural landscape of the Second Empire (1852-1870), exploring how the city’s fervor for the arts and the Universal Exposition provided fertile ground for opera.
Celebrated for his passionate playing and unique musical interpretations, award-winning French-Canadian pianist Louis Lortie boasts an impressive career as a soloist, chamber musician, and recording artist. He takes the stage for a program of innovative chamber works by French contemporaries Saint-Saën, Fauré, Roussel, and Hahn. This performance will be livestreamed.
SAINT-SAËNS Caprice sur des airs danois et russes for Flute, Oboe, Clarinet, and Piano FAURÉ Piano Quartet No. 2 ROUSSEL Divertissement for Winds and Piano HAHN Piano Quintet