Roy Howat  piano

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

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.