Baltimore Symphony: Ellington & Gershwin
$35-$90
- Aaron Diehl, piano
- Ken-David Masur, conductor
Duke Ellington — New World A-Comin’
George Gershwin — Second Rhapsody
Johannes Brahms — Symphony No. 2 in D major, Op. 73
Pianist extraordinaire Aaron Diehl joins the BSO for Ellington’s intoxicating New World A-Comin' and Gershwin’s Second Rhapsody, an animated and jaunty follow-up to Rhapsody in Blue. Guest conductor Ken-David Masur leads the orchestra in Polish composer Grażyna Bacewicz’s Overture, featuring exhilarating passages from the strings and horns, and closes the program with Brahms' sunny and uplifting Second Symphony.
Attending online: Please note that concert livestreams are available starting at their premiere date and time, with recordings of those livestreams available on the next business day for up to two weeks after their premiere date.
A separate login is required to access the BSO OffStage site and all users will require a new login for the 21-22 season (including previous OffStage users). If you do not already have a 21-22 BSO OffStage login, you will receive an email with further login instructions after you complete your purchase.
Attending in person: By reserving tickets to this event, you are agreeing to the following attendance policies:
- All members of your party will be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 at the time of the event (final dose completed at least 14 days prior) or will obtain a COVID-19 PCR test within 72 hours of the event.
- Prior to entering the venue, all members of your party will present a photo ID and proof (physical or digital) of full vaccination or a negative PCR test result for a sample taken within 72 hours of the event. Rapid antigen tests will not be accepted.
- These requirements apply to attendees of all ages. For children under the age of 18, a school ID, passport, or any other official government ID will be accepted. While proof of vaccination or negative PCR test result is always required, if the minor does not have an ID, an accompanying adult must confirm the validity of the minor’s vaccination or negative test verification.
- Facemasks, worn properly over the nose and mouth, will be required at all times for indoor BSO events until further notice.
For more information about our COVID-19 protocols and attendance policies, please visit bsomusic.org/responsiblereturn.
About Aaron Diehl, piano
Pianist and composer Aaron Diehl mystifies listeners with his layered artistry. At once temporal and ethereal, his expression transforms the piano into an orchestral vessel in the spirit of beloved predecessors Ahmad Jamal, Erroll Garner, and Jelly Roll Morton. Following three critically-acclaimed leader albums on Mack Avenue Records — and live appearances at historic venues from Jazz at Lincoln Center and The Village Vanguard to New York Philharmonic and the Philharmonie de Paris — the American Pianist Association’s 2011 Cole Porter fellow now focuses his attention on what it means to be present within himself. His forthcoming solo record promises an expansion of that exploration in a setting at once unbound and intimate.
Aaron conjures three-dimensional expansion of melody, counterpoint and movement through time. Rather than choose one sound or another, he invites listeners into the chambered whole of his artistry. Born in Columbus, Ohio, Aaron traveled to New York in 2003, following his success as a finalist in JALC's Essentially Ellington competition and a subsequent European tour with Wynton Marsalis. His love affair with rub and tension prompted a years-long immersion in distinctive repertoire from Monk and Ravel to Gershwin and William Grant Still. Among other towering figures, Still in particular inspires Aaron's ongoing curation of Black American composers in his own performance programming.
Aaron has enjoyed artistic associations with Wynton Marsalis, Benny Golson, Jimmy Heath, Buster Williams, Branford Marsalis, Wycliffe Gordon, Philip Glass, and multi GRAMMY award-winning artist Cecile McLorin Salvant. He recently appeared with the New York Philharmonic and the Cleveland Orchestra as featured soloist.
Aaron holds a Bachelor of Music in Jazz Studies from Juilliard. A licensed pilot, when he's not at the studio or on the road, he's likely in the air.
https://www.aarondiehl.com/