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Jean-Yves
Thibaudet
Alban Gerhardt
MAR 7 MAY 2
BRAHMS DOUBLE CONCERTO THIBAUDET PLAYS RAVEL
The BSO’s Concertmaster Jonathan Carney and Principal
Cello Dariusz Skoraczewski perform Brahms’ Double
Concerto, a beautiful ode to friendship lost and friendship
regained. This magnificent work was Brahms’ successful effort
to restore his once close friendship with violinist Joseph
Joachim. Conductor Kwamé Ryan leads the Orchestra in
Shostakovich’s powerful Tenth Symphony, known for its
dramatic effect and captivating beauty. The brilliant pianist Jean-Yves Thibaudet returns to the BSO
and shows off his phenomenal talent for mixing jazz with
classical keyboard feats. Maurice Ravel’s love for George
Gershwin’s music influenced his Concerto in G Major, a blend
of French lyricism and jazz exuberance. Thibaudet pairs this
with Gershwin’s vivacious “I Got Rhythm” Variations. Under
Marin Alsop’s baton, the program also features Debussy’s
sensuous Prelude to the Afternoon of a Faun and Respighi’s
spectacular Roman Festivals, a feast of kaleidoscopic color
and sheer volume.
KWAMÉ RYAN, CONDUCTOR
JONATHAN CARNEY, VIOLIN
DARIUSZ SKORACZEWSKI, CELLO
BRAHMS Concerto for Violin and Cello
SHOSTAKOVICH Symphony No. 10
MARIN ALSOP, CONDUCTOR
JEAN-YVES THIBAUDET, PIANO
DEBUSSY Prelude to the Afternoon of a Faun
RAVEL Piano Concerto in G Major
GERSHWIN “I Got Rhythm” Variations
RESPIGHI Roman Festivals
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