MWF RAVEL:
Folklore of France
Saturday, January 18, 2025 at 7:30 pm
Town Hall Theatre
SATURDAY 18 JANUARY AT 7.30PM
TOWN HALL THEATRE
François-Xavier Poizat, piano | Gwendolyn Masin, violin | Benedict Kloeckner, cello | Finghin Collins, piano | Gemma Ni Bhriain, mezzo-soprano
From Le Tombeau de Couperin: Prelude, Menuet, Toccata
Sonata for violin and cello
Chansons populaires
Piano Trio
This concert of works from 1910 to 1920 celebrates Ravel’s French and Basque heritage. Following three movements from the Memorial to Couperin for solo piano, we hear the Sonata for violin and cello, dedicated to Claude Debussy, with whom Ravel had an ambiguous relationship. The second half of the concert features one of the composer’s great masterpieces, the Piano Trio. Composed as Europe was descending into World War One, it is admired for its ” Basque influences, shimmering colours, exoticism, fleeting shadows, and an underlying sense of quiet lament.” (Timothy Judd).
TICKETS
All MWF tickets can be booked through the Town Hall Theatre – tht.ie | 091 569777
Standard €25 | Concession €22.50 | Social Inclusion €12.50 | MfG Friends €21
FESTIVAL TICKET (INCLUDES ALL 3 CONCERTS): Standard €70 | Concession €63
