Seong-Jin Cho: A Ravel-athon

Date & Time

Fri, May 2, 2025, 19:30

Venue

A sold-out hall greeted Seong-Jin Cho’s Barbican debut in 2023. His much-anticipated return navigates a scintillating all-Ravel programme, saluting the composer in his 150th anniversary year.

Keywords: Recital, Young Musicians

Info & Ticket (www.barbican.org.uk)

Musicians

Seong-Jin Cho

Program

Serenade grotesque	Maurice Ravel
Menuet antique	Maurice Ravel
Pavane pour une infante defunte	Maurice Ravel
Jeux d'eau	Maurice Ravel
Sonatine	Maurice Ravel
Miroirs	Maurice Ravel
Gaspard de la nuit	Maurice Ravel
Menuet sur le nom de Haydn	Maurice Ravel
Valses nobles et sentimentales	Maurice Ravel
Prélude	Maurice Ravel
A la maniere de Borodine	Maurice Ravel
A la maniere de Chabrier	Maurice Ravel
Le Tombeau de Couperin	Maurice Ravel

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