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Ravel Piano Concertos & Suite from Carmen

Sep 25-28, 2025
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Overview

Ravel’s jazz-fueled Piano Concerto in G Major fits Alice Sara Ott “like a custom suit,” raves The New York Times. Ott presents the glittering score alongside Ravel’s magnificent Piano Concerto for the Left Hand. Bizet’s fiery Carmen Suite and Camille Pépin’s shimmering Celestial Waters, led by esteemed conductor Mikko Franck, expand upon the French theme.

Schedule
Program
Pépin

Les Eaux célestes

Ravel

Piano Concerto for the Left Hand

Ravel

Piano Concerto in G Major

Bizet

Carmen Suite

Sponsors & Partners

The appearance of Mikko Franck is made possible by the Juli Plant Grainger Fund for Artistic Excellence.

These concerts are generously sponsored by Zell Family Foundation.

These concerts are generously sponsored by United Airlines.

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