JOHANN SEBASTIAN BACH – FRANZ LISZT
Prelude and Fugue in A minor

GIUSEPPE VERDI – FRANZ LISZT
Sacred dance and final duetto of the opera Aida

WOLFGANG AMADEUS MOZART – FRANZ LISZT
Reminiscences of Don Juan

ISAAC ALBENIZ
Iberia vol. IV (Malaga, Jerez, Eritaña)

Virtuoso pianist, comfortable in the great repertoire as well as in less known works. Simon Ghraichy is an artist bubbling with talent, naturalness and sensitivity. Adored by audiences around the world, as a soloist with orchestra or in recitals, he displays the same authenticity on stage and transmits his passion through an unconditional freedom of expression.

Opera’s paraphrases on tonight’s program illustrate Liszt’s admiration for the voice and his gift for transforming a transcription into a fundamental work. It is a complete narration summed up to perfection that he delivers in The Reminiscences of Don Juan, from the scene of the cemetery to the libertine hymn of the end through the duo of seduction.