Gershwin's Rhapsody in Blue
New York Stories
Australian pianist Simon Tedeschi brings Gershwin’s jazz-era masterpiece to life, while Bernstein’s music from West Side Story paints a different picture of New York.
Duration
This concert will conclude at approximately 8:30pm (Friday and Saturday) and 3:30pm (Sunday).
Pre-Concert
Join us for the pre-concert talk 45 minutes before the performances in the Northern Foyer, by Genevieve Lang.
Program Book
Behind every great piece is a great story. Have a read through the program book to get all the details.
Like a wailing siren, the instantly recognisable opening notes of the clarinet set the scene.
We’re in New York City with the jazz era spark forever captured in Gershwin’s pioneering work, Rhapsody in Blue. Audiences were mesmerised at its premiere, and in this performance the acclaimed Australian pianist Simon Tedeschi keeps the magic alive.
“Mambo!” Brazen, strident, brassy – this is the hustling, bustling New York of Bernstein’s West Side Story. Thanks to classics, such as Mambo, Maria, Somewhere and America, a whole new generation has fallen in love with this retelling of Romeo and Juliet. Hear the hits. Feel the tender ache of Tony and Maria’s first love once again.
Program
PAUL BONETTI The Bright Day Clarion Calls the Quaking Earth*
50 Fanfares Commission
GERSHWIN Rhapsody in Blue
IVES Central Park in the Dark
BERNSTEIN Symphonic Dances from West Side Story
*Paul-Antoni Bonetti's The Bright Day Clarion Calls the Quaking Earth was made possible through the Sydney Symphony Orchestra's 50 Fanfares Project and was commissioned with support from the Staff Commissioning Circle and Charmaine Solomon.
Artists
ANDREA MOLINO conductor
SIMON TEDESCHI piano
Presenting Partners
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