Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center Winter Festival: Gershwin's Rhapsody in Blue

• Anne-Marie McDermott, piano
• Zhu Wang, piano
• Ida Kavafian, violin
• Orion String Quartet

Maurice Ravel — Violin Sonata No. 2 in G major, M. 77
Wynton Marsalis — String Quartet No. 1 "At the Octoroon Balls" (selections)
Darius Milhaud — La création du monde for Piano Quintet, Op. 81b
George Gershwin — Rhapsody in Blue (arr. Henry Levine for piano, four hands)

In terms of pure musicality, George Gershwin was America's Schubert. He composed with a creativity and skill that immortalized his art, and hardly any of his works is more embedded in the world's musical consciousness than Rhapsody in Blue, originally described by Gershwin as a "symphony" for piano solo and jazz band. This extraordinary chamber music program pays tribute to great composers who crossed the bridge between the classical and jazz idiom, with dazzling results.

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About Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center (CMS)

http://www.chambermusicsociety.org/

About Anne-Marie McDermott, piano

http://annemariemcdermott.net/

About Zhu Wang, piano

Praised by the New York Times as "a superb pianist" and "a thoughtful, sensitive performer," Zhu Wang's engaging performances exhibit a remarkable depth of musicianship and poise.

https://www.chambermusicsociety.org/about/artists/piano/zhu-wang/

About Ida Kavafian, violin

https://www.curtis.edu/academics/faculty/ida-kavafian/

About Orion String Quartet

http://www.orionquartet.com/