West Michigan Symphony Presents: Ravel & Gershwin Piano Concertos

Scott Speck, conductor
Guest Artist – Aldo López-Gavilán, Piano

Wagner – Overture to The Flying Dutchman

Ravel – Piano Concerto in G major
Aldo López-Gavilán, Piano

Gershwin – An American in Paris

Gershwin – Rhapsody in Blue
Aldo López-Gavilán, Piano

Inspired by Gershwin’s “Rhapsody in Blue”, Ravel incorporated a lot of American jazz into his Piano Concerto in G major. Gershwin, in turn, lent a suave French flair to An American in Paris. Brilliant Cuban pianist and composer Aldo López-Gavilán makes his WMS debut in two concertos.