Visiting Professor and longterm friend of the Elder Conservatorium, Roy Howat is internationally celebrated as one of the world’s leading scholars of French piano music. Known for his seminal monographs, reference-quality recordings, and authoritative urtext editions of the music of Debussy, Fauré and (most recently) Chopin, Roy channels a lifetime of research, wisdom and maturity into each performance. In a concert commemorating the 150th anniversary of the birth of Maurice Ravel, Roy offers an exquisite selection of works highlighting the intriguing connections between Ravel, Chopin and Chabrier.

Ravel  Oiseaux tristes from Miroirs
Ravel  À la manière de Borodine
Chopin  Étude in E major, Op. 10 No. 3
Ravel  À la manière d’Emmanuel Chabrier
Emmanuel Chabrier  Mélancolie
Emmanuel Chabrier  Improvisation (from Pièces pittoresques)
Ravel  Valses nobles et sentimentales
Chopin  Waltz in A-flat major, Op. 42