Indian pianist to perform at KZNPO concert
Famed Indian pianist Pallavi Mahidhara is to perform with the KwaZulu-Natal Philharmonic Orchestra in the World Symphony Spring Season concert.
THE third concert of the KZN Philharmonic Spring Season features Dutch conductor Arjan Tien leading the orchestra in a programme of music from France, with famed Indian pianist Pallavi Mahindhara as the soloist for the evening, in the Durban City Hall on Thursday 8 September.
Dutch conductor Arjan Tien leads the KZN Philharmonic through a different perspective of French repertoire. The evening begins with the Symphony in D major by the little-known composer Joseph Boulogne.
Known for her artistic versatility, Mahidhara combines mature musical insight, an astounding technique and a charismatic stage presence. She has appeared in solo and orchestral concerts across North and South America, Europe, Asia and Africa.
The French evening continues as Mahidhara returns to Durban to perform Maurice Ravel’s Piano Concerto in G major. The work is a mix between the French impressionism of Debussy and Ravel and jazz textures that Ravel encountered when he travelled through the United States of America in 1928 on invitation from George Gershwin.
The concert closes with one of Joseph Haydn’s Paris symphonies – Symphony No. 83 in G minor, which has been given the nickname ‘La Poule’ or ‘The Hen’ due to the apparent sound of clucking in the first movement.
The Spring Season of the World Symphony Series takes place every Thursday from 25 August until 13 October.
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