| Bizet, Georges (1838-1875) | Symphony in C major | |
| Ravel, Maurice (1875-1937) | Piano Concerto in G major | |
| Saint-Saëns, Camille (1835-1921) | Symphony no. 3 in C minor "Organ Symphony", Op.78 |
| London Philharmonic Orchestra | |
| Thierry Fischer | Conductor |
| Benjamin Grosvenor | Piano |
| James Sherlock | Organ |
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Thierry Fischer conducts music by three French composers of the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
When he started work on a score that would 'take full advantage of advances in modern orchestration', few would have expected the resulting piece by Camille Saint-Saëns to use a traditional instrument like the organ to such earth-shattering effect. But the composer might have been referring to the piano, played by four hands, that ripples its way so enchantingly through the 'Organ' Symphony as a delicate counterpoint to the organ's thundering chords.
Saint-Saëns's younger compatriot Maurice Ravel saw a completely different use for the piano when he walked the streets of Harlem and, on hearing the wild syncopations and exotic blue notes spilling from the jazz bars, was inspired to write his toe-tapping Piano Concerto.
Royal Festival Hall at 6pm. Children from London Music Masters' immersive music education programme perform side by side with LPO musicians in the premiere of an innovative new work by composer Gavin Higgins. Free.
