Name: Opening Night: Rhapsody In Blue And Songfest
Start: 2018-09-20T00:00:00.000Z
End: 2018-09-23T00:00:00.000Z
Location: City Halls

Admin

BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra

Direction d'orchestre

Thomas Dausgaard

Orchestra

Instrument

Marc-André Hamelin

Piano

Chanteur

Tracy Cantin

Soloist

Kelley O'Connor

Michèle Losier

Paul Appleby

Nmon Ford

Musa Ngqungwana

Opening Night: Rhapsody In Blue And Songfest

Édimbourg

Royaume-Uni

Usher Hall

Glasgow

City Halls

Grand Hall

Public

Concert

Fanfare for the Common Man

Rhapsodie en bleu

Songfest: A Cycle of American Poems for Six Singers and Orchestra

Brio

Jnanakumar P

Valide

Drums sound, trumpets stand plain and proud: Copland’s 'Fanfare for the Common Man' has become a symbol of all that’s noble in the American Dream, and as Thomas Dausgaard launches our new Season, we celebrate American music at its most life-affirming. Augusta Read Thomas’s brand new work 'Brio' lives up to its name and bursts with vim and vigour, while George Gershwin offers a swinging salute to the city that never sleeps – delivered by a pianist who’s a byword for brilliance. And then six world-class singers lift up their voices in 'Songfest', Leonard Bernstein’s big-hearted celebration of America in all its tolerance, diversity, tenderness and optimism. Originally written for the US Bicentennial celebrations, it’s more relevant than ever in its composer’s 100th anniversary year.

Prelude: 6.45pm in the Grand Hall (please note change of location)
Thomas Dausgaard, BBC SSO Chief Conductor, introduces the 2018/19 Season and tonight’s concert (free to ticket-holders).

The concert will be broadcast live on BBC Radio 3 - presented by Jamie MacDougall.

English

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Ensemble