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Tharaud / Rachmaninoff Weekend
from 26 to November 27, 2016
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L'Influence de Chopin

Jean-Guihen Queyras - Alexander Melnikov
Chamber Music
Salle des concerts - Cité de la musique
Duration: about 2h00 with 1 intermission

Program

Frédéric Chopin
Sonate pour violoncelle et piano en sol mineur op. 65
Serge Rachmaninoff
Variations sur un thème de Chopin op. 22
Intermission
Sonate pour violoncelle et piano en Sol mineur op. 19

Distribution

Jean-Guihen Queyras, cello
Alexander Melnikov, piano
Rachmaninoff shared the opinion of his friend, the pianist Rubinstein, that 'every note of Chopin's is pure gold'. Alexander Melnikov 's recital with Jean-Guihen Queyras allows us to observe and enjoy the proximity between Chopin and Rachmaninoff, two giants in the history of piano.
Karina-Canellakis

Salle des concerts - Cité de la musique

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Getting here

Porte de Pantin station
Paris Underground (Métro) Line 5
Tram 3B 

Address

221 avenue Jean-Jaurès, 75019 Paris