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2025 will be a year of spectacular Francophile birthday celebrations for Maurice Ravel,
but first, we pay tribute to 20th century revolutionary Pierre Boulez. rituel – in memoriam Bruno Maderna is a dazzling canvas of sound and colour, raw and muscular.

After our starter of Boulez, we gaze through the soft-focus musical lens of Maurice Ravel. There’s a nod to the past in the Pavane pour une infante défunte, plus a birthday treat world premiere by Kenneth Hesketh, Sites auriculaires, arranged for orchestra. It’s not all soft and serene either; Ravel was a composer of the jazz age, and a sense of energy and pulsating rhythms lie at the beating heart of his G major Piano Concerto.

Finally, music from the ballet Daphnis and Chloé. According to Stravinsky, ‘not only is it Ravel’s best work but one of the most beautiful products of all French music.’

A ravishing and truly fitting celebration of his 150th birthday year. Join us to enjoy more Ravel and Boulez on 22 February.