Louis Lortie

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The phenomenal Canadian pianist Louis Lortie returns with a captivating program featuring the piano ballade.

Popularized in the 19th century, the piano ballade is a single-movement work that often incorporates a dramatic narrative arc. The form is remarkably flexible, so while the genre remains consistent, the emotional depth and variety of the compositions, as well as Lortie’s performance, will make for fascinating and a deeply satisfying evening.

Louis Lortie has earned an extraordinary international reputation as both a recitalist and a soloist with orchestras worldwide. Enjoy his program of Gabriel Fauré: Ballade in F-sharp major, Op. 19, Claude Debussy: Ballade, Johannes Brahms: Ballades, Op. 10 (Complete) and Franz Liszt: Ballade.