French-Belgian-British pianist Antoine Préat presents a richly expressive program for his debut at Het Concertgebouw, featuring works from his forthcoming, second album with Naïve Records. His first release, All That Surrounds Us, was widely praised and marked him as "the unmissable new talent of the season" (Le Nouvel Obs), praised for its "singing warmth and eloquence" (Diapason) and "an absorbing anthology, brilliantly played and manipulated" (The Arts Desk).

Antoine Préat performs a compelling and colorful program ranging from Baroque serenity to 20th-century drama. The concert opens with Bach's Sheep May Safely Graze, arranged for piano in Egon Petri's evocative arrangement. Haydn's Sonata in B minor follows - a menacing and concise sonata that alternates between dark and light and offers a taste of the cruel grip of fate. Chopin's Three rollers, op. 34 bring warmth and lyricism, full of subtlety and charm, before Schumann's Arabesque offers a gentle, introspective twist. The evening culminates in Prokofiev's Ten parts from Romeo and Juliet - a tour de force of color, rhythm and character, where Préat brings the tragic ballet to life at the keyboard.