Event listing: Bringuier and Thibaudet | Walt Disney Concert Hall | Fri 26 Apr 2013 at 20:00

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Why Ravel’s La Valse is the most performed work in the world

Tristan Labouret, 5th January

Our statistics for 2022 show that the French composer's work has dethroned the great hits of classical music. Is this a one-off triumph or the start of a lasting dominance? We explain...

See Piano Concerto no. 5 in F major, "Egyptian," Op.103 in

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Jean-Yves Thibaudet and Lionel Bringuier with the LA Philharmonic in Saint-Säens and Ravel

Alan Yu, 26th April

It was the golden jubilee of Saint-Säens as a concert pianist, and in celebration he performed his crowning glory, the Piano Concerto no. 5 in F, “Egyptian”, which he composed while on tour in Luxor, incorporating exotic Middle Eastern melodies and rhythms.

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