
Synergy Series
American Perspectives III: Rhapsodies in Blues
Prelude Interview with Aaron Diehl and Inon Barnatan hosted by Robert John Hughes · 2 PM
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Seen by many as America’s classical music, jazz has had an immense influence on the works of American and European composers. Just as the featured composers on this program blurred the lines between jazz and classical, so do the artists performing on this afternoon’s concert. Jazz sensation Aaron Diehl and his trio will join classical musicians for works ranging from Ravel to Mary Lou Williams, culminating in a show stopping performance of Gershwin’s Rhapsody in Blue.
Join us following the concert in the Wu Tsai QRT.yrd for a postlude performance by the Aaron Diehl Trio.
RAVEL
Blues from Sonata in G Major for Violin and Piano
SCHULLER
Suite for Wind Quintet
MILHAUD
La création du monde, Op. 81b
WILLIAMS
Selections from Zodiac Suite
BERNSTEIN
Riffs for Clarinet, Piano, Bass, and Drums
GERSHWIN
Rhapsody in Blue
P A U S E
The concert continues in the Wu Tsai QRT.yrd with a performance by the Aaron Diehl Trio
Featured Artists

Aaron Diehl Trio
ensemble
Aaron Diehl Trio

Brad Balliett
bassoon
Brad Balliett

Benjamin Beilman
violin
Benjamin Beilman

Inon Barnatan
piano
Inon Barnatan
“One of the most admired pianists of his generation” (New York Times), Inon Barnatan has received universal acclaim for his “uncommon sensitivity” (The New Yorker), “impeccable musicality and phrasing” (Le Figaro), and his stature as “a true poet of the keyboard: refined, searching, unfailingly communicative” (The Evening Standard). A multifaceted musician, Barnatan is equally celebrated as soloist, curator and collaborator.
Born in Tel Aviv in 1979, Inon Barnatan started playing the piano at the age of three after his parents discovered he had perfect pitch, and made his orchestral debut at age 11. His musical education connects him to some of the 20th century’s most illustrious pianists and teachers: he studied first with Professor Victor Derevianko, who, himself, studied with the Russian master Heinrich Neuhaus; and in 1997 he moved to London to study at the Royal Academy of Music with Maria Curcio—a student of the legendary Artur Schnabel—and with Christopher Elton. Today Barnatan performs at all the great halls of the world, collaborating and recording with the top chamber and classical conductors, orchestras, and musicians.

Stefan Jackiw
violin
Stefan Jackiw

Eric Jacobsen
conductor
Eric Jacobsen

Rose Lombardo
flute
Rose Lombardo

Mary Lynch
oboe
Mary Lynch

Anthony McGill
clarinet
Anthony McGill

Masumi Per Rostad
viola
Masumi Per Rostad

Roman Rabinovich
piano