Peer Gynt

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Peer Gynt, a young braggart who has set out to conquer the world and is constantly fleeing the consequences of his adventures and his own betrayals, returns home. “True happiness lies here, at home and not in the vain pursuit of your wild dreams across the world”, the old king of Dovre tells him. Grieg’s musical setting of this popular and fantastic odyssey opens the evening, which the marvellous Benjamin Grosvenor and Orchestre national de Lyon conclude with the romantic Piano Concerto by the same composer.