Jean-Yves Thibaudet & Pines of Rome
About This Event
French pianist Jean-Yves Thibaudet appears with conductor Stéphane Denève at David Geffen Hall. Thibaudet’s association with Romantic and contemporary piano repertoire, together with Denève’s record of leading major orchestras and shaping orchestral texture, places interpretive nuance and ensemble balance at the center of the performance.
About Pines of Rome
Pines of Rome, P 141, is a tone poem in four movements for orchestra completed in 1924 by the Italian composer Ottorino Respighi. It is the second of his three tone poems about Rome, following Fontane di Roma (1916) and preceding Feste Romane (1928). Each movement depicts a setting in the city with pine trees, specifically those in the Villa Borghese gardens, near a catacomb, on the Janiculum Hill, and along the Appian Way. The premiere was held at the Teatro Augusteo in Rome on 14 December 1924, with Bernardino Molinari conducting the Augusteo Orchestra, and the piece was published by Casa Ricordi in 1925.
About the Artists
Stéphane Denève
Stéphane Denève is a French conductor known for his work with various orchestras and his interpretations of classical music.
Jean-Yves Thibaudet
Jean-Yves Thibaudet is a French classical pianist celebrated for his interpretations of Romantic and contemporary repertoire.