Labadie dirige «L'italienne» de Mendelssohn

This program radiates joy, momentum and pure vitality. The luminous world of Gluck’s Orpheus and Eurydice opens the evening with classical elegance and grace. A young, spirited Beethoven extends this joyful mood with his Piano Concerto No. 1, sparkling with freshness and perfectly suited to the natural musicality of rising piano star Alexandra Dovgan. Bernard Labadie then turns to Mendelssohn’s “Italian” Symphony, in which one can almost hear the light, sunlit squares and spontaneous dances. Filled with infectious joie de vivre, this program reveals music whose enthusiasm and elegance remain just as compelling two centuries after these works were composed. This concert is also offered as a matinee or with a condensed program.