If there is one place above all others associated with children's stories, it is the forest. Schumann and Ravel, both excellent musical narrators of these universal tales, are brought together in this concert based on stories: those of Ravel's Ma mère l'Oye and Schumann's forest scenes (Waldszenen). In this wooded world, birdsong flits lightly through the air. Messiaen's Oiseaux exotiques and Ravel's Piano Concerto in G major are a natural addition to this concert.

• Raphaël Merlin, conductor
• Bertrand Chamayou, piano

PROGRAMME
Robert Schumann

• Waldszenen op. 82 (arr. R. Breitenbach for chamber orchestra)

Olivier Messiaen

• Oiseaux exotiques, for piano and orchestra

Maurice Ravel

• Concerto in G for piano
• Ma mère l’Oye, suite for orchestra