Debussy's Images

Thomas Adès conducts The Hallé in Debussy's Images - a colourful triptych of orchestral canvases - and his own work Lieux retrouvés, which started life as a duo for cello and piano. That pairing combines as the solo instruments of György Kurtág's Double Concerto, for which the orchestra is joined tonight by pianist Dénes Várjon and cellist Nicolas Altstaedt (who also takes the solo role in Lieux retrouvés). The concert begins on a mysterious note with Charles Ives' evocative orchestral piece The Unanswered Question.

Presented by Tom McKinney. Recorded at Bridgewater Hall in Manchester on Thursday 23rd April 2026.

Charles Ives: The Unanswered Question
György Kurtág: The Answered unanswered question (Ligatura-message to Frances-Marie) for chamber orchestra
György Kurtág: Double Concerto

INTERVAL

Thomas Adès: Lieux retrouvés
Claude Debussy: Images for orchestra

Nicolas Altstaedt (cello)
Dénes Várjon (piano)
The Hallé
Thomas Adès (conductor)