Artists
Program
Jacques Ibert
Trois pièces brèves for Wind Quintet
Philippe Hersant
Osterlied for Wind Quintet and Piano
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Quintet for Piano and Winds in E-flat major K. 452
Darius Milhaud
Sonata for Flute, Oboe, Clarinet, and Piano Op. 47
Elliott Carter
Esprit Rude / Esprit Doux for Flute and Clarinet
Francis Poulenc
Sextet for Wind Quintet and Piano FP 100

The ensemble Les Vents Français brings together five of today’s most accomplished wind virtuosos. In addition to Elliott Carter’s Esprit Rude / Esprit Doux and Philippe Hersant’s Osterlied, which was premiered by the ensemble together with pianist Éric Le Sage, their Pierre Boulez Saal program includes Mozart’s Quintet for Winds and Piano as well as works by French composers from the early 20th century, a time when musicians such as Jacques Ibert, Darius Milhaud, and Francis Poulenc reinvigorated the genre of chamber music for winds.

Approximate running time: 1h 45m with one intermission
Read Program
Watch
PROMOTER
Pierre Boulez Saal
Französische Straße 33 D
10117 Berlin
Season 2022–2023,
LES VENTS FRANÇAIS & ÉRIC LE SAGE
HERSANT, MOZART, POULENC
Past Event
Pierre Boulez Saal
Revisit the Concert
You may revisit the concert on Pierre Boulez Saal Online.
CURRENT EVENTS
See current events