Pascal Rogé exemplifies the finest in French pianism. His playing of Poulenc, Satie, Fauré, Saint-Saëns, and Ravel, in particular, is characterized by its elegance, beauty and delicate phrasing – his name is synonymous with the best playing of French repertoire in the world today.

 

Born in Paris, Pascal Rogé became an exclusive Decca recording artist at the age of 17. He has won many prestigious awards including two Gramophone Awards, a Grand Prix du Disque and an Edison Award for his interpretations of the Ravel and Saint-Saens concertos.

 

 

His DECCA recordings include the complete piano works of Poulenc and Ravel, four albums of Satie and two of Debussy and a Bartok cycle with the London Symphony Orchestra. For the Poulenc Edition in 1999, Mr. Rogé recorded both piano concertos, Aubade and Concerto Champêtre all under Charles Dutoit.

 

 

Pascal Rogé has performed in almost every major concert hall in the world. Some of the orchestras he has appeared with include the Philadelphia Orchestra, Montreal Symphony, L’Orchestre de Paris, L’Orchestre National de Radio France, Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra, NHK Symphony, Orchestre de la Suisse Romande, Sydney Symphony, Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra, and the major London orchestras. He appears regularly in the United States and is a frequent guest artist in Japan, Australia, and Latin America.

 

1. Erik Satie
Gymnopedie No. 1
2. Erik Satie
Gnossienne No. 3
3. Maurice Ravel
Sonatine
4. Francis Poulenc
Les Soirées de Nazelles

 - Intermission -

1. Debussy
Arabesque No. 1 in E Major
2. Debussy
Estampes
Pagodes
Soiree dans Grenade, 
Jardins sous la pluie 
3. Debussy
Children's Corner
4. Debussy
L'isle Joyeuse