From Paris to New York
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This event took place on Tuesday 26 April 2016.
- Tuesday 26 April 2016
- Cadogan Hall
From Paris to New York
Tue 26 Apr 2016
Need to know
Repertoire
- Weill The Threepenny Opera: Suite
- Ravel Piano Concerto in G Major
- Ravel Le Tombeau De Couperin
- Gershwin Rhapsody in Blue
- Debussy Prélude à l'après-midi d'un faune
Features
- Alexander Shelley Conductor
- Peter Jablonski Piano
- Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
This exciting spring concert opens with Weill’s Suite from The Threepenny Opera, which is filled with the jazz-infused zeal of the 1920s. The jazz influence extends to both sides of the Atlantic in Gershwin’s Rhapsody in Blue, performed by exceptional pianist Peter Jablonski.
Led by the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra’s Principal Associate Conductor, Alexander Shelley, the Orchestra will explore Debussy’s unique musical language in his Prélude à l’après-midi d’un faune before closing with Ravel’s delicate and subtle Le tombeau de Couperin, which is poignantly tinged with the sadness of World War I.
Preceding this concert at 6.15pm...
RPO Preludes: Brass Ensemble
Original works for brass by Poulenc and Bernstein act as the perfect aperitif to the evening's jazz-fuelled concert.
Watch a preview on YouTube...
From Paris to New York with Alexander Shelley
Hear more about our From Paris to New York series from curator and conductor Alexander Shelley.