Charles Dutoit
Throughout a career that has energetically spanned the globe and mined the riches of orchestral repertoire, Charles Dutoit has exhibited a passion for excellence and insatiable discovery. Renowned for polished and idiomatic interpretations of an eclectic array of musical styles, he regularly collaborates with the world's pre-eminent orchestras and soloists.
Maestro Dutoit has created programmes of Impressionsist music which the Philharmonia Orchestra will perform around the country during October.
In the film above Maesto Dutoit explains his approach to this music: "If you play in a hall with 2,000 people it doesn’t have to be fortissimo all the way because the sound can float and shimmer which goes very well."
Maesto Dutoit also speaks about his programmes in October, which he hope will be well received.
"I must say that all my experiences that I have with the Philharmonia have been wonderful in this kind of music. A lot of this music is played in the entire world, but not necessarily very well. It requires a lot of work. Debussy even more so as Debussy is very fragile whereas Ravel is so well orchestrated. When it is played, more or less well it is still enjoyable for everyone, but when it is played really well, all the musicians get deeply involved with the spirit of the piece and this is when the genius of Debussy comes out. I think this is very rewarding for everyone. "
"It is actually a great programme as you have two of the most important pieces by Debussy but of course I know that if I finish a concert the public will probably not be satisfied. So if you play ‘La Valse’ by Ravel after that of course, everyone is happy. I think it is also a good way to think about how the public will react, not necessarily to have a big success, but I want everyone to be happy."
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