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Kansas City Symphony / Conrad Tao / Matthias Pintscher

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Thu, Aug 29, 2024, 20:00
A gentle trill from the clarinet, a lascivious glissando, and one of the most famous pieces for piano and orchestra picks up speed: George Gershwin’s »Rhapsody in Blue«. Presented to the public slightly awkwardly in 1924 as an »experiment in modern music«, it has since become something of a signature tune for the Broadway composer. Catchy jazz and blues melodies together with a casual orchestral sound and a highly virtuoso piano part bring the Roaring Twenties vividly to life. The... Read full text

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Musicians

Kansas City Symphony
Conrad TaoPiano
Matthias PintscherConductor

Program

Three Places in New EnglandCharles Ives
Rhapsody in Blue (version for piano and orchestra)George Gershwin
Lil Darlin’ / Bearbeitung für KlavierCount Basie
Symphony No. 3Aaron Copland
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