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Rhapsody in Blue at 100!

Event

Date:
February 29, 2024
Time:
7:30 pm - 9:30 pm
Event Category:

Venue

Location:
Kodak Hall at Eastman Theatre
Address:
26 Gibbs Street
Rochester, NY 14604 United States
Phone:
(585) 454-2100

Details

RHAPSODY IN BLUE @ 100!
PLUS RACHMANINOFF’S SECOND CONCERTO

Thursday
February 29, 2024
7:30 PM

Saturday
March 2, 2024
8:00 PM

Who’s Who

Jeff Tyzik, conductor
Jon Nakamatsu, piano

Location

Kodak Hall at Eastman Theatre
Pre-concert talk will start 1 hour before the show.

The Program

MÁRQUEZ Danzón No.2
RACHMANINOFF Piano Concerto No. 2
GERSHWIN Rhapsody in Blue
RESPIGHI Pines of Rome

The fascinating rhythms of George Gershwin will fill Kodak Hall as Jon Nakamatsu joins Principal Pops Conductor Jeff Tyzik to celebrate the centennial of “Rhapsody in Blue,” which they recorded together with the RPO to great acclaim in 2006. They also perform Rachmaninoff’s ravishing Second Piano Concerto. And, Jeff Tyzik conducts two electrifying showpieces: the Danzón No. 2 of Márquez, and Respighi’s thundering “The Pines of Rome.”

Additional Dates

Rhapsody in Blue at 100! March 2, 2024 8:00 pm