Alice Sara Ott & Alexandre Bloch: Debussy, Ravel, Lutosławski

A starburst of musical colour for the new year. Debussy's Prélude à l'après-midi d'un faune opened new worlds of sonic sensuality, while Lutosławski's Concerto for Orchestra launched dazzling sonic fireworks into the grey skies of postwar Poland. The LSO and conductor Alexandre Bloch present the two masterpieces to bookend a performance by pianist Alice Sara Ott – a regular guest of this orchestra, and a firm favourite of the Barbican audience. She plays the sunlit, jazz-flavoured G major Concerto by Maurice Ravel – and the concert ends with Ravel, too: his unforgettable evocation of a world dancing on the edge, La Valse. Music to thrill the ears and intoxicate the spirit.