RAVEL'S PIANO CONCERTOS

Streaming: Saturday, May 17, at 8:00pm EDT

Jader Bignamini leads Ravel’s nod to the past and French pianist Bertrand Chamayou has the “big technique that you need,” ("Seattle Times") to play Ravel’s piano concertos back-to-back. Composed at the same time, the two magnificent works combine Ravel’s flair for orchestral color with pianistic virtuosity and the influence of jazz. Rimsky-Korsakov’s "Capriccio espagnol" began as a feature for the violin but ended up a showpiece for the entire orchestra.