Ravel & Gershwin: Classical Meets Jazz
Schedule
Thu Mar 27 2025 at 07:30 pm to 09:30 pm
UTC-06:00Location
Winspear Centre | Edmonton, AB
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About The ConcertRavel’s Bolero showcases the composer’s incredible ability as an orchestrator, and Élisabeth Pion makes her ESO debut with his stunning, jazz-influenced Piano Concerto. Highlights from Porgy and Bess, Gershwin’s most successful opera, includes Summertime, the most covered song in history. Gould’s high-energy Symphonette No. 2 completes this sensational, genre-fusing program.
Prelude
Patrons of this event are invited to attend a prelude presentation before this concert on Saturday, March 29th, starting at 6:45 PM in the Upper Circle Lobby (3rd Floor). This talk by D.T. Baker is a fantastic way to learn more about the pieces being performed in your concert.
Program to Include
RAVEL
Boléro
Piano Concerto
GERSHWIN
Porgy and Bess - A Symphonic Picture
GOULD
Symphonette No. 2 "American"
ESO Premiere
Program subject to change.
This concert will include an intermission.
Featured Artists
Alain Trudel, Conductor
Élisabeth Pion, Piano
ESO Debut
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Where is it happening?
Winspear Centre, #4 Sir Winston Churchill Square,Edmonton, Alberta, CanadaEvent Location & Nearby Stays:
