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Just in: Dudamel bags Ravel world premiere for New York

Just in: Dudamel bags Ravel world premiere for New York

In a prime case of maestro pulling power Gustavo Dudamel has secured for the New York Philharmonic the world premiere of an unplayed score by Maurice Ravel.

‘Prélude et danse’ from Ravel’s early work Sémiramis exists in manuscript at the Bibliothèque nationale de France. The score will be performed on 13 March of this year during the New York Philharmonic’s Ravel 2025 anniversary concert at the David Geffen Hall, and repeated on three subsequent nights.

Ravel’s 150th anniversary celebrations in New York also include an exhibition supported by the RAVEL EDITION (director Francois Dru), showcasing Ricardo Viñes’ private diary, various scores that belonged to former NYPhil maestros and original Ravel manuscripts on loan from the Morgan Library & Museum.

It is more than a little pathetic that Ravel is having a big anniversary party in New York, while the French Republic puts all its assets into Boulez.

The post Just in: Dudamel bags Ravel world premiere for New York appeared first on Slippedisc.

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