"The best piano duet of modern times" according to the New York Times. Muses of the greatest contemporary composers and conductors. Their magnetizing energy enchants listeners of the most prestigious concert halls in the world. On October 1, 2018 Katia and Marielle Labèque will perform with Sinfonietta Cracovia in ICE Kraków.

"Katia and Marielle Labèque are phenomenal artists, representatives of the absolute first league of world pianism" - says Jurek Dybał, director of the Sinfonietta. The concert programme will feature masterpieces of French music: works by Maurice Ravel, Francis Poulenc and Georges Bizet. We will hear, among others, Maurice Ravel's suite Mother Goose ‒ dedicated to the grandsons of Polish sculptor Cyprian Godebski, and the moving, nostalgic suite Le Tombeau de Couperin arranged for orchestra by Ravel himself. The virtuosos will also perform the thrilling Concerto for Two Pianos by Francis Poulenc, considered one of the greatest works of the composer. The programme will be complemented by Georges Bizet's Symphony in C major ‒ a youthful masterpiece portraying the talent of the author of the famous Carmen opera.

Media patronage: Polish Music Information Centre POLMIC.

More information at: http://sinfonietta.pl/