“The Ravel is the first concerto I ever played with an orchestra, when I was 11, and it was my choice. With Ravel, of course, I had this amazing connection through my teacher Lucette Descaves, because she was a student of Ravel’s, and she gave me direct indications from the composer about how to the play the pieces. So I feel as if I knew him, as if I had lessons from him.”

Jean-Yves Thibaudet