Symphonic concert The Enchantresses Britten’s Soirées musicales set the stage for the tremendous eruption of sound in Prokofiev’s Piano Concerto No. 2, whose cadenza—the longest and most spectacular in the repertoire—demands extraordinary virtuosity from the pianist. Lucas Debargue’s dazzling fingers will take on this epic battle, promising a fascinating spectacle. Life and its intoxicating pleasures, the afterlife and its promises: Sascha Goetzel will then conduct two vibrant symphonic poems by Richard Strauss: Death and Transfiguration, an account of the final hours of a dying artist, and Till l’Espiègle, the adventures of an irreverent traveling performer who cavorts right to the end of the hangman’s noose! Two marvels that unleash the full richness of the orchestra. Programme:Benjamin Britten: Soirées musicales – 10 min. Sergueï Prokofiev: Piano Concerto No. 2 – 31 min.Lucas Debargue, piano - intermission- Richard Strauss: Death and Transfiguration – 25 min. Richard Strauss: Till l’Espiègle – 15 min. Orchestre National des Pays de la LoireSascha Goetzel, conductor Concerts in the Debussy Auditorium at the Conservatoire de Nantes:Friday, September 25, 2026 at 8 p.m.Saturday, September 26, 2026 at 6 p.m. Symphonic concert The Enchantresses Britten’s Soirées musicales set the stage for the tremendous eruption of sound in Prokofiev’s Piano Concerto No. 2, whose cadenza—the longest and most spectacular in the repertoire—demands extraordinary virtuosity from the pianist. Lucas Debargue’s dazzling fingers will take on this epic battle, promising a fascinating spectacle. Life and its intoxicating pleasures, the afterlife and its promises: Sascha Goetzel will then conduct two vibrant symphonic poems by Richard Strauss: Death and Transfiguration, an account of the final hours of a dying artist, and Till l’Espiègle, the adventures of an irreverent traveling performer who cavorts right to the end of the hangman’s noose! Two marvels that unleash the full richness of the orchestra. Programme: Benjamin Britten: Soirées musicales – 10 min. Sergueï Prokofiev: Piano Concerto No. 2 – 31 min. Lucas Debargue, piano - intermission- Richard Strauss: Death and Transfiguration – 25 min. Richard Strauss: Till l’Espiègle – 15 min. Orchestre National des Pays de la Loire Sascha Goetzel, conductor Concerts in the Debussy Auditorium at the Conservatoire de Nantes: Friday, September 25, 2026 at 8 p.m. Saturday, September 26, 2026 at 6 p.m.
Source: Nantes Métropole