Piano
Aaron Diehl
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125th ANNIVERSARY CONCERT
January 18-19, 2020 | Music Hall
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Celebrate with us as the CSO ignites the spark of creativity. Gershwin's Rhapsody rolls out like never before and Music Hall gets loud with color.
Program
WILLIAM WINSTEAD: Passages in Time [World Premiere, CSO Commission]
YSAŸE: Exil!
ELLINGTON: New World A-Comin'
GERSHWIN: Rhapsody in Blue (For Pianola and Orchestra)
DANIEL BJARNASON: Collider [CSO Commission]
SCRIABIN: Symphony No. 5, Prometheus, The Poem of Fire
Artists
Louis Langrée, conductor
Aaron Diehl, piano
Vadym Kholodenko, piano
Tal Rosner, video artist
Cincinnati Symphony Youth Orchestra, Wilbur Lin, conductor
May Festival Chorus, Robert Porco, director
Venue
Music HallTicket Prices
$14-$130Concert Duration
About 2 hours, 10 minutes with intermissionSeries
This concert is part of Series 3
What's Interesting
- We weave together past, present and future in a program featuring the “return” of George Gershwin to Music Hall, who last performed with the CSO in 1929, for a special performance of Rhapsody in Blue recorded for player piano. The CSO will accompany him yet again!
- Scriabin experienced synesthesia: sound would cause him to hallucinate color. Based on the creation myth of Prometheus, his Symphony No. 5 imagines a new instrument—a “light organ”—which comes to life on our stage through video by Tal Rosner.
- Louis Langrée summons gigantic orchestral forces for Bjarnason’s CSO-commissioned Collider, inspired by a tool of discovery and exploration.
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"I've heard this..."
This program includes a powerful musical moment that you might recognize once you hear it, even if the name of the piece doesn't sound familiar. Gershwin's Rhapsody in Blue is one of the most iconic pieces of music ever written; you may have heard it from anywhere from Disney's Fantasia 2000 to the opening ceremonies of the 1984 Summer Olympics, from United Airlines commercials to 2013's Gatsby.
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Pre-concert Talks
Join us one hour prior to the concert for a casual and engaging discussion.
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Pre-Concert Wine Tasting
Sat Apr 4 Taste artisanal wines curated by sommelier Kevin Hart of Hart & Cru, selected to complement the evening's program.
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New Works Social
Following these performances, join other music lovers at the Grand Foyer bar in the center of the lobby.
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What Critics Are Saying
On Aaron Diehl: “…melodic precision, harmonic erudition, and elegant restraint…”
—The New York Times
“Tal Rosner’s video projection melds into a disorientating, visual space storm. It is immersive, overwhelming and clever. A little like being in Tron for a while.”
—Glass Magazine
Sponsors
CSO Season Sponsor
Encore Sponsor
CSO Commission by William Winstead is made possible by Irwin and Melinda Simon.
The appearance of Aaron Diehl is made possible by the Vicky and Rick Reynolds Fund for Diverse Artists.
Celebrating new and diverse voices
Explore the CSO's 2019/20 premieres, compositions by women and by composers of color.
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