DANCE FESTIVAL: Jean-Yves Thibaudet and Rochester City Ballet
LOCATION
Kodak Hall at Eastman Theatre
ARTISTS
ANDREAS DELFS
conductor
JEAN-YVES THIBAUDET
piano
ROCHESTER CITY BALLET
MEGAN KAMLER, artistic director
SHANNON PURPURA, executive director
PROGRAM
JOHANNES BRAHMS
Tragic Overture
AARON JAY KERNIS
Piano Concerto No. 2
I. With Feeling
II. Aria
III. MultiColor
Jean-Yves Thibaudet, piano
SERGEI PROKOFIEV
Romeo & Juliet Suite No. 2
Rochester City Ballet
DESCRIPTION
The Dance Festival continues with a remarkable fusion of music and movement, led by Andreas Delfs. The evening begins with Brahms’ Tragic Overture before piano virtuoso Jean-Yves Thibaudet takes on a thrilling world premiere by Aaron Jay Kernis (Voices of Today commission). Rochester City Ballet then brings Shakespeare’s greatest love story to life in Prokofiev’s Romeo & Juliet Suite No 2. Passion, finesse, and drama take center stage!
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