Celebrate Ravel’s 150th birthday, Lilacs-style
Come celebrate Maurice Ravel at this special presentation of The Lilacs Recital Series on Saturday, March 8, 2025 – his 150th birthday – including an afternoon of all-Ravel concerts followed by a festive dinner.
Doors open at 4:30pm
Performances – 5pm
- Ravel’s Le Tombeau de Couperin performed by Henry Kramer
- Ravel’s Piano Trio performed by Nadejda Vlaeva (piano), Claire Bourg (violin) and Leland Ko (cello)
- Ravel’s Piano Concerto for the Left Hand performed by Vyacheslav Gryaznov with his G-Phil app for orchestral accompaniment
20 Questions about Maurice Ravel — 6:30pm
Play along with this fun quiz presentation with interesting tidbits about Ravel’s life. The winner gets a special framed photograph of Ravel celebrating his birthday with friends in New York City in 1928.
Festive birthday dinner – 7pm
Celebrate Ravel with a Champagne toast and festive dinner while mingling with our artists and each other. The dinner will include dishes honoring Ravel’s Basque heritage specially prepared for us by a Spanish chef, plus a quintessentially French dessert from Balthazar.
Ticket information
For tickets to the performance and/or dinner, go to the Eventbrite page here. You have the option to get tickets for only the concert or the entire celebration.
Additional patronage
Pavane tier
- A $24 donation (in addition to the ticket)
- Why $24: Pavane pour une infante défunte was Ravel’ first published work, written in 1899 when he was 24.
- Benefits: acknowledgement in the program and on our website
Ondine tier
- A $55.10 donation (in addition to the ticket)
- Why $55.10: The first of the 3 movements of Ravel’s famous Gaspard de la nuit piano suite is called Ondine, for which our cat is named after. Gaspard has a catalogue number of M. 55
- Benefits: the above benefits, plus mention at dinner and a custom Lilacs pin
Maurice tier
- A $150 donation (in addition to the ticket)
- Why $150: Maurice Ravel would have been 150!
- Benefits: the above benefits, plus a custom made tote bag, featuring specially created photographic art of Ravel… thinking about our beloved cat Ondine!
Your additional patronage for this special event will go towards supporting our five artists and towards defraying the costs of the overall event, including the festive dinner (the cost of which is not covered by the ticket price). Any additional patronage above $50 will also receive a 501(c)(3) donation receipt for tax deduction.
You can make the contribution via the Eventbrite page here.