Maurice Ravel's Piano Concerto in G major combines virtuosity with jazzy touches and Mediterranean lightness. Francesco Piemontesi from Ticino has matured into a world-class pianist that orchestras around the world are clamouring to hear. With his crystalline refinement of sound rooted in the French piano tradition, he is one of the leading Ravel interpreters of our time. With George Gershwin's "An American in Paris", the Festival Strings Lucerne will whisk you away to the pulsating Paris of the early 20th century - a captivating journey of sound between classical elegance and American swing.