Oregon Symphony: Gershwin's 'Rhapsody in Blue'

• Makoto Ozone, piano
• Kevin John Edusei, conductor

Makoto Ozone delivers his "thrilling, unabashedly personal rendition" (The New York Times) of Gershwin's Rhapsody in Blue—a jazzy, kaleidoscopic tribute to the kinetic energy of America's cities in the 1920s. And composed the same year as the Gershwin, Bartók's Miraculous Mandarin channels the turmoil of post–World War I Europe in a scandalous tale of sex, violence, and the supernatural.

Runs May 17-19.

About Oregon Symphony

https://www.orsymphony.org/

About Makoto Ozone, piano

https://makotoozone.com/profile-english-2.html

About Kevin John Edusei, conductor

German conductor Kevin John Edusei is sought-after the world over. He is deeply committed to the creative elements of performance, presenting classical music in new formats, cultivating audiences, introducing music by under-represented composers, and conducting an eclectic range of repertoire. He is praised repeatedly for the drama and tension that he brings to his music-making, as well as for his attention to detail, sense of architecture, and the fluidity, warmth, and insight that he brings to his performances.