JADER CONDUCTS BOLÉRO - SATURDAY MAY 17 8:00PM
Jader Bignamini leads Ravel’s nod to the past with "Le Tombeau de Couperin" and the composer’s Piano Concerto in G, a work that combines Ravel’s flair for orchestral color with pianistic virtuosity and the influence of jazz. The concert concludes with "Boléro," Ravel’s hypnotic masterpiece built on relentless rhythm and gradual crescendo. Rimsky-Korsakov’s "Capriccio espagnol" began as a feature for the violin but ended up a showpiece for the entire orchestra.