La Folle Journée de Varsovie: BEETHOVEN AT NIGHT (10, 21)

Tickets go on sale on 1 September 2021, 11 a.m.

PROGRAMME:

Beethoven at Night – piano jazz improvisations

PERFORMERS:

Paul Lay – piano

Paul Lay is one of the most successful French pianists of the younger generation. This year he won the Victoire du Jazz award for the best jazz instrumentalist in France. In the Beethoven at Night program, he explores the music and life of Ludwig van Beethoven, improvising on popular themes from the Moonlight Sonata, Symphony No. 7, and Ode to Joy as well as interweaving his own compositions. The programme reflects the pianist’s fascination with the emotional and artistic life of Beethoven and the extraordinary creativity of the master from Bonn.