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Alison Balsom and Britten Sinfonia
31 August 2022 at 19:30
Rodrigo’s Concerto de Aranjuez, Gershwin’s Rhapsody in Blue and American music at the meeting point of classical and jazz from the star trumpet player and Britten Sinfonia.
The brilliant trumpet player Alison Balsom joins the outstanding Britten Sinfonia to perform new arrangements of hugely popular concertos of Rodrigo and Gershwin. They also play pieces from their newly-released album, which showcases American composers of the first half of the 20th century who were incorporating jazz influences into their music.
Ives: The Unanswered Question
Copland: Quiet City
Rodrigo: Concierto de Aranjuez
Barber: Capricorn Concerto, op.21
Stravinsky: Concerto in D
Gershwin: Rhapsody in Blue
Scott Stroman conductor