Kick starting RISE 2024
Join us for the solo piano recital, Light & Shadow, by talented French pianist, Kim Barbier. The theme Light and Shadow explores the profound contrasts that define our musical and emotional experiences.
| Date: Thursday, 7th November 2024 Time: 7:00 pm onwards Venue: Alliance Française de Delhi Free Entry | Open To All | First come First serve basis Kim BarbierBorn in Paris, Kim Barbier grew up in southern France and Africa, before completing her studies in London. In London, she studied with Maria Curcio (a student of Arthur Schnabel), as well as with Léon Fleisher, György Kurtag, Ferenc Rados, and at the CNSM de Paris with Pierre-Laurent Aimard and Nicholas Angelich. Kim Barbier has been invited to perform as a soloist with orchestras in world-renowned venues such as the Berlin Symphony Orchestra at the Berliner Philharmonie and Konzerthaus, as well as the Valencia Orchestra at the Palau de la Musica in Valencia, Spain. SHADOW & LIGHT: A SOLO PIANO RECITAL BY KIM BARBIERThis program explores the powerful and subtle contrasts between shadow and light through a multifaceted musical journey. Beethoven’s Moonlight Sonata opens the recital with its melancholic tones and bright flashes, emblematic of the fragile balance between darkness and clarity. Next comes Chopin’s Barcarolle, a work bathed in a gentle, floating atmosphere, where light seems to rise from calm waves. With Liszt’s Liebestraum, tenderness and intensity intertwine, painting a love both passionate and serene. Chopin’s Andante spianato et grande polonaise, on the other hand, alternates between delicacy and grandeur, illustrating a path from shadow to the radiant light of a triumphant dance. Debussy’s pieces, including The hills of Anacapri and Dr. Gradus ad Parnassum, plays with Mediterranean light and the vibrant energy of modernity, revealing subtle shades of luminous rhythms and colors. Finally, Bizet’s Grande valse de concert concludes this exploration with an explosion of vitality and virtuosity, celebrating light in all its splendor. Each piece in this program reveals, in its own way, the dialogue between shadow and light, a dynamic that transcends time and style.
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