Petitgirard: Si Yeou Ki

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Laurent Petitgirard
Hungarian Symphony Orchestra Budapest

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Composition History

Laurent Petitgirard was given a copy of "Si Yeou Ki" (The Journey to the West) for his sixteenth birthday in 1966 and was fascinated by it, but it took him 53 years to set it to music.

Composition History

Petitgirard's ballet, "Si Yeou Ki" (The Journey to the West), was composed in 2019-2020 for Chinese choreographer Yabin Wang.

Recording & Production

This world premiere recording of "Si Yeou Ki" was made in Budapest, Hungary, from October 21-24, 2021.

Composer's Artistic Vision

The composer, Laurent Petitgirard, aimed to express the poetry and spiritual elevation of the original Chinese literary work, "Si Yeou Ki," through music for dance.

Performer Biography

The Hungarian Symphony Orchestra Budapest has collaborated with Laurent Petitgirard on several Naxos recordings, including his opera "Guru" and the ballet suite "The Little Prince."

Composer Biography

Laurent Petitgirard, the composer, was elected music director of the Orchestre Colonne in Paris by its musicians in December 2004, a position he held until 2018.