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Les SièclesSol Gabetta (cello), Antonello Manacorda (conductor)

The soloist Sol Gabetta is leaning against a wall with her arms crossed, smiling at the camera.
Copyright: Auguin Desforges

Two Camille Saint-Saëns cello concertos in one afternoon: a rare opportunity to experience the charismatic soloist Sol Gabetta in all her technical mastery and expressive brilliance. Joining her will be the French Les Siècles orchestra, renowned for its richly textured sound. The orchestra will also perform Claude Debussy’s tone poem La Mer, one of the most famous works of the Impressionist era.

Two Camille Saint-Saëns cello concertos in one afternoon: a rare opportunity to experience the charismatic soloist Sol Gabetta in all her technical mastery and expressive brilliance. Joining her will be the French Les Siècles orchestra, renowned for its richly textured sound. The orchestra will also perform Claude Debussy’s tone poem La Mer, one of the most famous works of the Impressionist era.

Programme

  • Debussy: Ibéria – Suite No 2 from Images pour Orchestre
  • Saint-Saëns: Cello Concerto No 2 in D minor, Op 119
  • Saint-Saëns: Cello Concerto No 1 in A minor, Op 33
  • Debussy: La Mer