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Sounds as Colors
Hélène Grimaud
“My hope in every concert is to express enough feeling so that time stands still.” There is a good chance that this will happen when Hélène Grimaud, in the wake of the 150th anniversary of Maurice Ravel’s birth, performs his magnificent Piano Concerto. Her extraordinary ability of audition colorée, the synesthetic perception of sounds as colors, lends the work a unique character. With a world career spanning more than 30 years, Grimaud is one of the greatest pianists of our time. Beyond the stage, she is also active as an animal rights advocate and human rights activist.
In February, the piano virtuoso can be experienced at the Isarphilharmonie. Alongside Ravel’s Piano Concerto, premiered in 1932, whose lively and colorful orchestration also presents a rewarding challenge for the orchestra, the Lucerne Symphony Orchestra under Michael Sanderling brings two further works to Munich: Liszt’s theatrically imposing Mephisto Waltz and Tchaikovsky’s powerful, monumental Fourth Symphony, one of the composer’s most popular works.
Program and cast
Lucerne Symphony Orchestra
Hélène Grimaud, Piano
Michael Sanderling, Conductor
Program
Liszt: Mephisto Waltz No. 1 The Dance in the Village Inn for Orchestra
Ravel: Piano Concerto in G major
Tchaikovsky: Symphony No. 4 in F minor op. 36
Isar Philharmonic
Isarphilharmonie
Munich’s most modern concert hall
Since the Isarphilharmonie opened in October 2021, it has quickly gained a reputation for its special atmosphere and excellent sound. The list of orchestras performing here reads like a veritable Who’s Who, headed by the Munich Philharmonic, the Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra and the Munich Chamber Orchestra. High profile concert agencies see the auditorium as the perfect place for guest appearances by national and international orchestras and it also hosts jazz productions and large-scale popular music concerts of all genres.
But the Isarphilharmonie also has another string to its bow: it can be blacked out, making it the ideal venue for film screenings – with or without orchestral accompaniment. The auditorium is equipped with a large screen and top-class cinematic sound systems.
Architecture & acoustics
The building that houses the Isarphilharmonie is a steel structure with an internal volume of nearly 60,000 cubic metres. The concert hall itself can accommodate almost 2000 guests and is made from prefabricated solid wood elements. The walls are clad with black-stained softwood panels, while the stage and floors are made from light cedar wood for a striking contrast. The Isarphilharmonie at Gasteig HP8 was built by the general contractor NÜSSLI to the plans of architects gmp – Gerkan, Marg und Partner.
The Isarphilharmonie acoustics were created by Nagata Acoustics International – the team led by star acoustician Yasuhisa Toyota – who were also involved with the construction of the Elbphilharmonie Hamburg and the Philharmonie de Paris.
© Mat Hennek
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