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In a prime case of maestro pulling power Gustavo Dudamel has secured for the New York Philharmonic the world premiere of an unplayed score by Maurice Ravel.

‘Prélude et danse’ from Ravel’s early work Sémiramis exists in manuscript at the Bibliothèque nationale de France. The score will be performed on 13 March of this year during the New York Philharmonic’s Ravel 2025 anniversary concert at the David Geffen Hall, and repeated on three subsequent nights.

Ravel’s 150th anniversary celebrations in New York also include an exhibition supported by the RAVEL EDITION (director Francois Dru), showcasing Ricardo Viñes’ private diary, various scores that belonged to former NYPhil maestros and original Ravel manuscripts on loan from the Morgan Library & Museum.

It is more than a little pathetic that Ravel is having a big anniversary party in New York, while the French Republic puts all its assets into Boulez.

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Get to Know: Ravel

Whether or not you realized it, chances are you know the music of Maurice Ravel. His famous Boléro shows up in films and commercials, and even on Pink Martini’s playlist. Another piece you’ve probably heard is Mussorgsky’s powerful Pictures at an Exhibition in Ravel’s stunning orchestration. Both works offer clues to this unusual man.

Born in southern France in 1875, Maurice Ravel had Swiss forbears on his father’s side while his Basque mother grew up in Madrid. She would sing Spanish folksongs to him as a child, which greatly influenced his later work. Little Maurice displayed an interest in music at an early age – which his parents encouraged – but he was never considered a child prodigy, which we might have assumed.

As a student at the Paris Conservatoire, Ravel showed a rebellious streak with his innovative compositions, which irritated the conservative school directors, leading to Ravel’s failure to win the prestigious Prix de Rome five times. Although he was a good pianist, he wasn’t fond of practicing. In later life, his friends would joke about whether he was worse as a pianist or a conductor. He struggled to play some of his own music.

Shorter than most, he was always fastidiously and fashionably attired. Regarding romantic relationships,