
La Jolla Music Society
A Weekend in Paris: Beg, Borrow and Steal
Prelude Lecture by Jennifer Walker · 2:00 PM · The JAI
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Composers in Paris took pride in absorbing the artistry of others and building on it to create their own auditory worlds. Composers like Milhaud, Saint-Saëns, Debussy, and Ravel drew inspiration from Baroque composers and idioms to create the masterworks in this concert.
COUPERIN
L’Apothéose de Corelli
MILHAUD
Suite for Violin, Clarinet, and Piano
SAINT-SAËNS
Septet in E-flat Major, Op. 65
SCHUMANN
Six Canonic Études, Op. 56 (arr. Debussy)
RAVEL
Piano Trio in A Minor
Artists on this program

Doug Balliett
bass
Doug Balliett

Efe Baltacigil
cello
Efe Baltacigil

Inon Barnatan
piano
Inon Barnatan
“One of the most admired pianists of his generation” (New York Times), Inon Barnatan has received universal acclaim for his “uncommon sensitivity” (The New Yorker), “impeccable musicality and phrasing” (Le Figaro), and his stature as “a true poet of the keyboard: refined, searching, unfailingly communicative” (The Evening Standard). A multifaceted musician, Barnatan is equally celebrated as soloist, curator and collaborator.
Born in Tel Aviv in 1979, Inon Barnatan started playing the piano at the age of three after his parents discovered he had perfect pitch, and made his orchestral debut at age 11. His musical education connects him to some of the 20th century’s most illustrious pianists and teachers: he studied first with Professor Victor Derevianko, who, himself, studied with the Russian master Heinrich Neuhaus; and in 1997 he moved to London to study at the Royal Academy of Music with Maria Curcio—a student of the legendary Artur Schnabel—and with Christopher Elton. Today Barnatan performs at all the great halls of the world, collaborating and recording with the top chamber and classical conductors, orchestras, and musicians.

Imogen Cooper
piano
Imogen Cooper

Sterling Elliott
cello
Sterling Elliott

Liza Ferschtman
viola
Liza Ferschtman

Augustin Hadelich
violin
Augustin Hadelich

Erin Keefe
violin
Erin Keefe

Alexi Kenney
violin
Alexi Kenney

Francesco Piemontesi
piano
Francesco Piemontesi

Osmo Vänskä
clarinet
Osmo Vänskä

Angie Zhang
harpsichord