Patrick Hemmerlé - Piano

French concert pianist Patrick Hemmerlé presents an all Ravel programme in celebration of this year's 150th anniversary of Ravel's birth.

Programme
Ravel
- Pavane pour une Infante Défunte
- Jeux d'Eau
- Gaspard de la Nuit
- Tombeau de Couperin

Patrick Hemmerlé is one of Europe’s most enigmatic pianists. Refusing to follow musical traditional conventions, he has forged a unique path in the musical world which leaves him free to immerse himself with singular dedication into the repertoire and musical expression resonating with his most profound convictions. The results are interpretations of startling insight and originality. By performing all 24 Chopin Etudes or 24 of Bach’s Preludes and Fugues in a single concert, as well as championing lesser-known composers he feels a deep affinity for, he has developed a reputation as an original with something out of the ordinary to say.
A charismatic speaker, he is able to elucidate the musical concepts close to his heart in a manner that both mirrors and complements his piano playing. Not comfortable with compromise, he engages with his audience from the keyboard with an energy and integrity that leaves no-one in doubt as to his musical intentions.