Debussy’s La Mer En Ravel's La Valse

The Royal Concertgebouw brings you ‘The Sunday Morning Concert’, a chance to enjoy wonderful and much-loved compositions, performed by top musicians from around the world. Complete your Sunday with a guided tour post the concert, or enjoy a scrumptious champagne brunch in the Pleinfoyer.

Experience The Royal Concertgebouw’s exceptional acoustics as you savour the sounds of Debussy’s La Mer and Ravel’s La Valse performed by the Radio Philharmonic Orchestra.

Debussy’s La Mer

Composed between 1903 and 1905, La Mer consists of three symphonic sketches for orchestral performance. It premiered on 15 October 1905 in Paris directed by Camille Chevillard. This was one of the more unusual pieces to be written at the time since its subject was the sea, and not mythologies, literature, or with any human elements.

Ravel’s La Valse

Created by Maurice Ravel, this piece is often known as a tribute to waltz. A choreographic poem for orchestra, many people have felt that this was Ravel’s representation of post-World War I Europe. La Valse was also made into a ballet by George Balanchine in 1951.

Orchestra: Radio Philharmonic Orchestra

Conductor: Jun Markl

Poulenc: Les biches: Suite

Debussy: La Mer, trois esquisses symphoniques, 109 L.

Ravel: La Valse

There is no intermission in the concert

Drinks are included in the ticket price