Gershwin & Shostakovich
- Date
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Friday, Feb 24, 2017 at 8pm
Saturday, Feb 25, 2017 at 8pm - Performers
- Sara Davis Buechner (piano)
- Location
- Centennial Concert Hall
- Address
- 555 Main Street, Winnipeg, MB, Canada
About
Gershwin shook the musical world with his now iconic jazz-infused Rhapsody in Blue. Shostakovich “celebrated” the Soviet authorities with a populist symphony that shakes its fist in irony. Hear also Gershwin’s rarely played Second Rhapsody in the WSO debut of exciting pianist Sara Davis Buechner.
Alexander Mickelthwate, conductor
Works:
Vivian Fung: Dust Devils
Gershwin: Rhapsody in Blue
Gershwin: Second Rhapsody for piano and orchestra
Shostakovich: Symphony No. 12 in D minor (The Year 1917)