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Jean-Efflam Bavouzet

1 November 2024

This event takes place off site at Snow Concert Hall

Classical Music

This exceptional pianist, with his radiant clarity, freshness and subtlety, brings us a recital to be treasured.

Please note: this event is not held at the Sydney Opera House.

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One of the world’s foremost exponents of Debussy and Schumann

Award-winning French pianist Jean-Efflam Bavouzet enjoys a prolific recording and international concert career. He regularly works with The Cleveland, San Francisco Symphony, BBC Symphony and London Philharmonic orchestras, NHK Symphony Orchestra, and collaborates with many renowned conductors across the world. 

Bavouzet records exclusively for Chandos. His most recent release, A Musical Tribute to Pierre Sancan with BBC Philharmonic Orchestra under Yan Pascal Tortelier, won the Gramophone Editor’s Choice and Diapason d’Or awards. 

His complete Haydn Piano Sonatas series has been named a modern benchmark by Gramophone and his The Beethoven Connection received numerous accolades from magazines including the New York Times, BBC Music Magazine and Choc-Classica.

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Program

CLAUDE DEBUSSY Children’s Corner L.113
I. Doctor Gradus ad Parnassum
II. Jimbo's Lullaby
III. Serenade for the Doll
IV. The Snow Is Dancing
V. The Little Shepherd
VI. Golliwog's Cake-walk

ROBERT SCHUMANN Kinderszenen Op.15
I. Von fremden Ländern und Menschen
II. Kuriose Geschichte
III. Hasche-Mann
IV. Bittendes Kind
V. Glückes genug
VI. Wichtige Begebenheit
VII. Träumerei
VIII. Am Kamin
IX.Ritter vom Steckenpferd
X. Fast zu ernst
XI. Fürchtenmachen
XII. Kind im Einschlummern
XIII. Der Dichter spricht

CLAUDE DEBUSSY Rêverie L.68

CLAUDE DEBUSSY 2 Arabesques L.66
No.1 in E major
No.2 in G major

ROBERT SCHUMANN Arabeske in C major Op.18

- Interval -

CLAUDE DEBUSSY Berceuse héroïque L.132

KARLHEINZ STOCKHAUSEN Klavierstück IX

CLAUDE DEBUSSY Etudes L.136 Book II
I. Pour les degrés chromatiques
II. Pour les agréments
III. Pour les notes répétées
IV. Pour les sonorités opposées
V. Pour les arpèges composés
VI. Pour les accords

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