National Philharmonic: Gershwin, Price, & Beethoven
$19-$99 (kids free)
- Michelle Cann, piano
- Piotr Gajewski, conductor
Florence Price — Piano Concerto in One Movement
Ludwig van Beethoven — Symphony No. 6 in F major, Op. 68 "Pastorale"
NatPhil’s 2023-2024 Season begins with a trio of enchanting works conducted by Maestro Piotr Gajewski, transporting listeners from the height of the Jazz Age to a pastoral countryside. Sensational pianist Michelle Cann opens the concert with Rhapsody in Blue, George Gershwin's iconic fusion of classical and jazz styles, followed by the rich melodies and rhythms of Florence Price's Piano Concerto in One Movement, which beautifully blends classical and African American musical traditions.
Beethoven’s Symphony No. 6—the "Pastoral Symphony"—celebrates the beauty of the natural world in five movements that usher audiences through the countryside, painting vivid imagery of a babbling brook, a crashing thunderstorm, and the people that coexist with nature.