A Door Between Two Cultures at Palazzo Contarini Polignac
A Door for Two Cultures, or how the arts can create a bridge — a natural link — between two cultures or worlds that seem entirely separate.
Japonisme, the artistic movement of the late 19th century, sparked a profound wave that can still be felt today.
The three paintings Les Portes by Roger De Montebello embody the idea of a passage — a meeting point between two cultures — free of boundaries or hesitation.
How can one embrace the other while preserving the very essence and purity of one’s own art?
Such is the challenge of this singular encounter between painting and music.
Programme
First Painting
Maurice Ravel – Pavane pour une infante défunte (1899) – piano four hands
Reflets – shamisen solo
Second Painting
Franz Schubert – Divertissement à la hongroise (Allegretto) D818 (1824) – piano four hands
Kengyō Kikuoka – Like the Freedom of a River (ままの川, Mama no Kawa, Edo period) – shamisen
Third Painting
Patrick Zygmanowski – Hommage à Balthus (2015) – world premiere – piano four hands
Bedřich Smetana – The Moldau (1879) – piano four hands
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