Overview
- The De Oosterpoort concert inaugurates a hand-made Steinway D purchased after an NNO–SPOT Groningen crowdfunding drive that reached about €200,000 from hundreds of donors.
- French pianist Lise de la Salle debuts the instrument in Ravel’s Piano Concerto in G, with the orchestra conducted by Eivind Gullberg Jensen.
- The program includes Ravel’s Daphnis et Chloé Suite No. 2 and Dukas’ The Sorcerer’s Apprentice, plus what the NNO bills as the Dutch premiere of Sémiramis–Prélude et Danse.
- Audiences can watch live on rtvdrenthe.nl and via RTV Noord, which lists a 20:15 start time.
- After opening in Leeuwarden yesterday, the short tour reaches Assen tomorrow; the NNO says the new piano provides a richer sound and more possibilities for players and ensemble.