The third programme in the 2018 season of Music in the Studio features two of France's best chamber musicians, Paul Meyer and Eric Le Sage, on clarinet and piano on Wednesday 21 March 2018.
The evening features a sumptuous programme of French favourites with music by Ravel, Saint-Saens, Chausson and Poulenc and includes a tribute to the centenary celebration of Claude Debussy.
Paul Meyer
Paul Meyer was born in Mulhouse in 1965. He made his debut in 1982, at the very young age of 17, as laureate of the prestigious Eurovision Contest and Young Concert Artist in New York.
In 1983, he was appointed principal clarinet with the Orchestre de l’Opéra de Lyon, then with the Ensemble Intercontemporain in 1984 and with the Opéra de Paris in 1985.
He soon left these orchestras to begin an international career as soloist. Simultaneously his passion for conducting led him early on to study with Charles Bruck at the Pierre Monteux school in Maine, John Carewe (professor of Sir Simon Rattle and Daniel Harding, among others) with whom he worked as assistant at the Northern Junior Philharmonic, as well as assistant of Marek Janowski at the Philharmonique de Radio France and Emmanuel Krivine.
Eric Le Sage
Born in Aix en Provence, Eric Le Sage was the winner of major international competitions such as Porto in 1985 and the Robert Schumann competition in Zwickau, in 1989.
He was also a prize-winner at Leeds International competition the same year, which allowed him to perform under the baton of Sir Simon Rattle.
Eric Le Sage is established as one of the leading pianists of his generation and a famous representative of the French piano school, regularly boasted for his very subtle sound, his real sense of structure and poetic phrasing.
Already when he was 20 years old, the Financial Times had described him as “an extremely cultivated disciple of the great French tradition of Schumann piano”.
Music in the Studio
After a sold out first season in 2017, Music in the Studio returns for a much anticipated second season with six world class performances.
Curated by internationally renowned pianist, Amira Fouad, Music in the Studio is set in our acoustically flawless Dubai Opera Studio located on the second floor within Dubai Opera, allowing for a more atmospheric and unmissable experience between the musicians and their audiences.
Tickets are on sale now either by the single performance or Regular Season Pass where you buy tickets for 4 performances and you only pay for 3; or Ultimate Season Pass where you purchase a ticket for all 6 performances and you only pay for 4.
Timings:
Wednesday 21 March 2018 from 8pm until 10pm.
- Auditorium doors close at 7:55pm.
Price:
• AED 150 Free Seating
• AED 450 Regular Season Pass
• AED 600 Ultimate Season Pass