From the sparkling elegance of Jacques Ibert’s "Trois pièces brèves" to the magnificent quintet by Franz Danzi, a contemporary of Beethoven, the programme combines expressiveness and virtuosity. It continues with a Caribbean flavour courtesy of Paquito D’Rivera, who blends classical music with Latin-Cuban rhythms, before giving way to Ligeti’s inventiveness in his "Bagatelles". As a grand finale, Bizet’s famous "Carmen Suite" brings together the opera’s most iconic melodies in a brilliant arrangement full of character.