SAINT-SAËNS Piano Concerto No.5

DEBUSSY Prélude à l’aprés-midi d’un faune

STRAVINSKY Firebird Suite

Kian Chan Piano

Paul Terracini Conductor

An exotic fairy tale of mystical romanticism and brilliant orchestration, Stravinsky’s Firebird is the centrepiece of a kaleidoscopic program, also featuring the bravura showpiece of Saint-Saëns fifth piano concerto. The languid sensuality and subtle hues of Debussy’s dreamy masterpiece, Prelude to the Afternoon of a Faun marked a modernist turning point with its premiere in 1894.