Although the Austrian pianist Paul Wittgenstein lost his right arm in World War I, he did not give up his vocation. He commissioned pieces for the left hand from the best composers of the time, including Ravel. Watch as Jean-Efflam Bavouzet takes it on with the @BudapestFestivalOrchestra !
https://watch.symphony.live/en/m/KmkBgSpn/ravel-concerto-for-the-left-hand
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Un grand pianiste !