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Alexandre Tharaud
Image credit: © Jean-Baptiste Millot

Archived Event

Brel, Gérard Pesson, Mozart, Poulenc and Trenet

Alexandre Tharaud piano

Date
Mon 20 Oct 2025, 1.00pm
Tickets
Archived Event
Duration

This concert will be approximately 1 hour in duration, without an interval

Availability

Artists

  • Alexandre Tharaudpiano

Programme

      • Improvisation No. 15 in C minor 'Hommage à Édith Piaf'
      • Les chemins de l'amour
  • Jacques Brel
    1929-1978
      • Ne me quitte pas
        (arranged by Abdel Raman El Bacha)
      • L'âme des poètes
        (arranged by Jean Wiéner)
      • Mes jeunes années
        (arranged by Jean Wiéner)
      • Monsieur, vous oubliez votre cheval
        (arranged by Alexis Weissenberg)

Encore

Improvisations on chansons by Piaf, Barbara, Baker, Brel and others

Overview

Paris has inspired countless composers and artists down the centuries. Alexandre Tharaud pays tribute to his native city and its vibrant music, from cabaret tunes and Poulenc’s tender homage to Édith Piaf, the ‘little sparrow’, to Gérard Pesson’s ‘piano chanson’ after the legendary poet-singer Barbara and Alexis Weissenberg’s toe-tapping take on a Charles Trenet hit.

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