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Glass’ Double Piano Concerto, written for these two artists, is a work in which soloists and orchestra weave a tapestry of sound in constant flux.

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The Double Concerto for Two Pianos by Glass

Place des Arts

Sister pianists Katia and Marielle Labèque are known for their deep artistic interpretations of everything from Mozart to Stravinsky and creative collaborations with composers that have “transformed the piano duo” (The New York Times). The Labèques bring two piano concertos they previously premiered by like-minded composers who are as at home in concert halls as they are in indie rock clubs: Nico Muhly and Bryce Dessner. Toronto Symphony Orchestra Music Director Gustavo Gimeno leads the LA Phil in Prokofiev’s vivid scoring of Shakespeare’s story of forbidden love and warring Montagues and Capulets.

The Labèques, Muhly, and Dessner

Walt Disney Concert Hall

Always a favorite of Cleveland audiences, the Labèques return to perform the Martinů’s tour de force concerto for two pianos, full of jazzy inflections and high-speed fireworks, pausing only in the slow movement for moments of serene calm. The concert concludes with Tchaikovsky’s iconic Romeo and Juliet, whose sweeping melodies perfectly evoke the breathless passion of the two young lovers.

Katia Labèque

Pianist

Events

8 - 11 May, 2024

The Double Concerto for Two Pianos by Glass · Orchestre symphonique de Montréal

18 - 21 Apr, 2024

The Labèques, Muhly, and Dessner · Los Angeles Philharmonic

Dec 7, 2022 - Dec 9, 2023

Tchaikovsky's Romeo and Juliet · The Cleveland Orchestra

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