Kazuki Yamada conducts Boulanger and Ravel

Kazuki Yamada conducts great musical love stories by Maurice Ravel and Lili Boulanger. Prepare to be seduced… “I think and feel in sounds” said Ravel, and his ballet Daphnis and Chloé conjures a paradise of gods and nymphs: a love story for all time, set in a world where every dewdrop (and every kiss) springs to vivid, glistening musical life. Lili Boulanger, meanwhile, died tragically young, but she wrote music of such irrepressible dramatic power that it leaves you reeling. Boulanger’s Faust et Hélène is a drama of seduction and damnation, but in a great performance it evokes the tensions of a turbulent age, just as Ravel’s sumptuous ballet gains an extra dimension when (like today) it’s played complete, with the magical voices of the BBC Symphony Chorus. Guest conductor Kazuki Yamada has caused a sensation wherever he performs: the perfect guide for a musical adventure beyond the imagination Programme Lili Boulanger Faust et Hélène Maurice Ravel Daphnis et Chloé Performers Kazuki Yamada conductor Fleur Barron mezzo-soprano (Helene) Paul Appleby tenor (Faust) Germán Olvera baritone (Mephistopheles) BBC Symphony Orchestra BBC Symphony Chorus