Programme
Let's celebrate the 150th anniversary of Maurice Ravel's birth!
Maurice Ravel (1875-1937)
Rapsodie Espagnole (transcription for piano four hands by the composer)
I. Prélude à la nuit
II. Malagueña
III. Habanera
IV. Feria
Claude Debussy (1862-1918)
Prélude à l'après-midi d'un faune
(transcription for piano four hands by Maurice Ravel)
Maurice Ravel
La Valse, poème chorégraphique pour orchestre
(transcription for piano four hands by Lucien Garban)
Musician Biographies
Second-prize winners of the 18th International Piano Duo Competition in Tokyo, Pia Bose and Antonio Pastor have garnered critical acclaim for their "remarkable dexterity and subtlety.” American-Swiss pianist Pia Bose and Spanish-Swisspianist Antonio Pastor formed the Bose-Pastor Duo in 2012. The pianists have appeared in London, Paris, Edinburgh, Lisbon,Milan, Chicago, New York, and Geneva, at notable venues such as the Weill Recital Hall at Carnegie Hall, St. Martin-in-the-Fields, the Palais de l’Athénée, and Preston Bradley Hall. Pia Bose and Antonio Pastor each hold the Diplôme de Soliste from the Académie Tibor Varga. Pia Bose holds the Doctor of Musical Arts from the University of Colorado at Boulder and completed earlier studies at the Oberlin Conservatory and the Peabody Institute. Antonio Pastor holds degrees from the Haute École de Musique de Genève and the Real Conservatorio de Música de Madrid. Their former teachers include Dominique Weber and Andrew Cooperstock.
Donations
Chichester Cathedral's Lunchtime Concert series is self-supporting, and thrives through the generosity of its audiences. While there is no charge for admission, we suggest a minimum donation of £3 per person, with Gift Aid applied if possible. Donations can be made in the retiring collection, in the Cathedral, at our Visitor’s Desk or at various donation points, using cash, card and contactless or using the button below.
Can't make it this time?
Lunchtime Concerts take place every Tuesday at 1.10pm during term-time, our talented performers come from across the UK and occasionally overseas, to delight our audiences with music from Beethoven to Chopin, Elgar to Mozart and more.