Katia et Marielle Labeque

What if the female composer were the future of the male composer? Katia Labèque, piano Marielle Labèque, piano They have been on stage for 55 years, united in life and death through music. Enthusiastic and perfectionist, they overflow with imagination and creativity in bold yet self-evident programs, always faithful to their beautiful love story with the audience. At four hands, as when they studied with their mother in Bayonne, or on two pianos, through which they conquered the world, the intense Katia and gentle Marielle celebrate the eternal feminine. Under their fingers, Fanny Mendelssohn holds her own against Felix, Nina Simone measures up to Bernstein, and Hélène de Montgeroult has nothing to blush about beside Fauré. PROGRAM Four hands: “Of a Bright Garden” Works by Felix and Fanny Mendelssohn, Hélène de Montgeroult, Marie Jaëll, Gabriel Fauré and Maurice Ravel. Two pianos: “Wild is the Wind” Works by Claude Debussy, Grażyna Bacewicz, Leonard Bernstein, Emahoy Tsegué-Maryam Guèbrou, Margaret Bonds, Nina Simone and Bryce Dressner