François-Xavier Roth leads an impactful concert featuring two Beethoven symphonies and Unsuk Chin's brilliantly disorienting Piano Concerto.
François-Xavier Roth conducts Unsuk Chin & Beethoven
London Symphony Orchestra
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Sir Simon Rattle conducts Gershwin & John Adams
London Symphony Orchestra
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Subscribe Now"★★★★★ ''..this concert was one of Rattle’s best inventions.'' ( Financial Times)
Join Sir Simon Rattle and the London Symphony Orchestra for an All-American concert featuring gorgeous works from Gershwin, a little-known symphony from Roy Harris, and the exciting world premiere of John Adams' new work, ''Fenzy.''
Get a taste of the razzle-dazzle of the Roaring Twenties with fantasticly showy Gershwin overtures and a brilliant performance of Gershwin's jazzy ''Piano Concert in F'' played by award-winning soloist Kirill Gerstein. Plus, hear a rarely performed symphonic epic by American composer Roy Harris before the much-anticipated world premiere of John Adams' latest work. Commissioned by the LSO and dedicated to Sir Simon Rattle, Adams' new ''Frenzy,'' packs a hard-hitting punch in just 18 short minutes.
Program:
George Gershwin (arr Don Rose) - Overture: Let ‘em Eat Cake
George Gershwin (ed Timothy Freeze) - Piano Concerto in F
Roy Harris - Symphony No 3
John Adams - Frenzy (world premiere)
George Gershwin (arr Don Rose) - Overture: Strike Up the Band
Soloist:
Kirill Gerstein - piano
Cast & Crew
(Director), (Conductor), Kirill Gerstein (Piano), (Orchestra)