Celebrate the musical genius of Maurice Ravel on the 150th anniversary of his birth. The beguiling Russian-American soprano Erika Baikoff will collaborate the stellar Korean pianist Soohong Park in an afternoon of Ravel’s most alluring songs and ravishing piano solos.

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Throughout his life, Ravel drew inspiration from legends, poetry, and exotic locales. Erika and Soohong’s recital will journey across the musical landscapes of Greece, Spain, and Asia. Along the way, they will perform two of Ravel’s most beloved melodies, the poignant Pavane for a Dead Princess and the sinuous Vocalise in the Form of a Habanera. 

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Another high point of the afternoon will be Soohong Park’s performance of Ravel’s dazzling triptych, Gaspard de la nuit, widely considered to be one of the most fearsomely challenging piano piece ever written. Ravel created fantastical musical images of the water-princess Undine, slowly twisting gallows in the setting sun, and the maniacally pirouetting goblin Scarbo. 

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Bon anniversaire, Monsieur Ravel!