Concerts · Detroit Symphony Orchestra
Thursday, April 1, 2027 · 7:30 PM
Thibaudet plays Saint-Saëns
Detroit Symphony Orchestra · Orchestra Hall · Detroit, Michigan
Program
- Hector Berlioz Roman Carnival Overture from Le carnaval romain, Op. 9
- Camille Saint-Saëns Piano Concerto No. 5 in F, Op. 103 "Egyptian"
- Johann Sebastian Bach Passacaglia and Fugue in C minor, BWV582
Artists
- Jader Bignamini Conductor
- Jean-Yves Thibaudet Soloist, Piano
Running time: about 53 min (estimate from the works' usual timings)
Worth the drive: Bach's towering organ work builds twenty variations over a repeating bass line, then a fugue, and is heard today both on organ and in orchestral arrangements. More about Johann Sebastian Bach's Passacaglia and Fugue in C minor, BWV582 →
About this concert
Pianist Jean-Yves Thibaudet joins the Detroit Symphony for Saint-Saëns's colorful Fifth Piano Concerto, framed by Berlioz's Roman Carnival Overture and Respighi's orchestration of Bach's Passacaglia and Fugue in C minor, led by Jader Bignamini.
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