Philharmonia Orchestra

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Southbank Centre: Royal Festival HallBelvedere Road, London, Greater London, SE1 8XX, United Kingdom

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Programme

Fauré, Gabriel (1845-1924)	Pelléas et Mélisande, Op.80
Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus (1756-1791)	Piano Concerto no. 20 in D minor, K466
Debussy, Claude (1862-1918)	La Mer
Ravel, Maurice (1875-1937)	La Valse

Performers

Philharmonia Orchestra
Stéphane Denève	Conductor
Piotr Anderszewski	Piano

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