Santtu Conducts Bernstein, Copland & Gershwin

On 5 March at Royal Festival Hall, the Philharmonia Orchestra, conducted by Santtu-Matias Rouvali, presents a spectacular evening of American classics, featuring clarinetist Mark van de Wiel in the world premiere of Jonathan Dove’s new concerto Rainbow.

The programme opens with Leonard Bernstein’s symphonic suite from On the Waterfront, blending brassy bravado with moments of tenderness. Aaron Copland’s Clarinet Concerto follows, a work famously commissioned by jazz legend Benny Goodman. The concert concludes with Gershwin’s iconic Rhapsody in Blue, performed with infectious energy by pianist Frank Dupree.

An evening of virtuosity, drama and the celebratory spirit of 20th-century American music.
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