Jeffrey Siegel: Keyboard Conversations- Gershwin & Friends

Internationally acclaimed American pianist Jeffrey Siegel returns to Kings Place for the Fifth Anniversary Season of his popular Keyboard Conversations® programmes. His brilliantly polished concert-with-commentary format combines captivating remarks with world-class performances, and concludes with a fast-paced Q & A. These programmes enrich the listening experience for the seasoned music lover, while the aspiring music lover discovers delightful, instant access to masterpieces of the piano repertoire.

The programme features Gershwin's ever popular, jazzy Rhapsody in Blue, in a rarely heard solo piano transcription by the composer, and his zany Rialto Ripples, a sizzling work of Rag Time; Aaron Copland's humorous Cat and the Mouse; Edward MacDowell's poetic To a Wild Rose; from West Side Story, Leonard Bernstein's The Jets, in a stunning solo piano arrangement; Bernstein's deeply personal Anniversary, dedicated to his wife Felicia, as well as his unpublished Meditation on a Wedding.