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17 January 2025 Manchester (United Kingdom)
German Federal Youth Orchestra
Bundesjugendorchester conducted by Wayne Marshall - Bridgewater Hall
Program Info: German Youth National Orchestra – Official Partner of the Berlin Philharmonic Wayne Marshall, conductor & piano German–British–Choir Academy
The remarkable Wayne Marshall performs double duty as conductor and pianist in the work that invented American classical music: George Gershwin’s Rhapsody in Blue.
From the opening clarinet wail to the rousing climax, Gershwin’s timeless Rhapsody is one of the few truly iconic works in the canon. The composer himself played the piano part at its 1924 premiere – and tonight, Wayne Marshall serves as both soloist and conductor for this Jazz Age masterwork.
The German National Orchestra completes the programme with two much-loved works from our side of the Atlantic. Benjamin Britten takes a little-known Purcell melody and takes it on a journey through the orchestra in his delightful Young Person’s Guide. Then, to close, Gustav Holst leads us on an interstellar voyage through the solar system, from magnificent Mars to mystical Neptune.
Benjamin Britten - The Young Person’s Guide to the Orchestra, opus 34: composed in 1946 to accompany an educational film produced by the British government and featured in the Oscar-nominated film Moonrise Kingdom George Gershwin, orch. Grofé - Rhapsody in Blue Gustav Holst - The Planets
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