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12 September 2024 Auckland (New Zealand)
Joie de Vivre
Auckland Philharmonia Orchestra conducted by Nodoka Okisawa - Great Hall, Auckland Town Hall
Program Info: Auckland Philharmonia Orchestra Nodoka Okisawa, conductor Louis Schwizgebel, piano
Three French composers, and a Japanese one for whom French music was a significant inspiration. Tōru Takemitsu, filmmaker Kurosawa’s favourite composer, wrote film music as visionary and powerful as his concert music.
Ravel’s homage to his Baroque predecessor seems ageless, but its cool façade conceals quiet sadness. So too does Poulenc’s marvellous Sinfonietta, witty music shot through with wistful shards.
Rather less complexity in Saint-Saëns’ concerto, which is all about a pianist giving us a display of utterly astonishing virtuosity. Sparkling Swiss pianist Louis Schwizgebel obliges, with Takemitsu’s compatriot Nodoka Okisawa conducting the Auckland Philharmonia in repertoire she has made her own.
Maurice Ravel - Le Tombeau de Couperin Camille Saint-Saëns - Piano Concerto No.2 Toru Takemitsu - Three Film Scores for String Orchestra: Music of Training and Rest (from José Torres); Funeral Music (from Black Rain); Waltz (from Face of Another) Francis Poulenc - Sinfonietta
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