Bard Music Festival Presents a Program of French Piano Music
Both the recital and scholar talk will be available to stream on-demand through UPSTREAMING, the Fisher Center at Bard’s virtual stage, February 19–25.by BWW News Desk
This February, the Bard Music Festival presents A Program of French Piano Music, Inspired by the World of Nadia Boulanger, a recital of French music performed by pianists Danny Driver and Piers Lane recorded at The Menuhin Hall, Sussex, England in fall 2020. Commissioned by the Bard Music Festival, the concert features works by César Franck, Lili Boulanger, Gabriel Fauré, and Camille Saint-Saëns. The program includes a talk by renowned scholars Byron Adams and Kimberly Francis introducing the work of these four composers and of the person who connects them, Nadia Boulanger.