Rhapsody In Blue: A 100th Anniversary Celebration

Christian Reif, conductor
Conor Hanick, piano

Celebrate the 100th anniversary of Gershwin’s Rhapsody in Blue as well as other works that premiered in 1924. German conductor Christian Reif leads the orchestra in Sibelius’ beguiling Symphony No. 7, and Respighi’s evocative tone poem The Pines of Rome. American pianist Conor Hanick is featured in the perennially popular Rhapsody in Blue, George Gershwin’s thrilling showpiece for piano and orchestra that is one of the greatest treasures in the American symphonic repertoire.

Concert Repertoire
Honegger: Pacific 231
Sibelius: Symphony No. 7
Gershwin: Rhapsody in Blue
Respighi: Pines of Rome
To be announced: Mystery Piece