In his 2023 CSO subscription debut, Conrad Tao gave a “dazzling, staggering” performance of Gershwin’s Piano Concerto in F, wrote the Chicago Tribune, in which Tao “carried his melodies masterfully.” As part of the CSO’s monthlong focus on American music, the Illinois native returns with a selection of Gershwin song arrangements interspersed with works by Debussy, Ravel, Rachmaninov, Schoenberg and Robert Schumann.
The Man I Love
Swanee
Walzer from Five Piano Pieces, Op. 23
Oh, Lady, Be Good!
Pour les agréments from Etudes
Cherokee
Mouvement de menuet from Sonatine
But Not for Me
Pour les arpèges composés from Etudes
Lush Life
Auf einer Burg from Liederkreis, Op. 39
I Loves You, Porgy
I Got Rhythm
Symphonic Dances, Op. 45
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This performance is generously sponsored by Martha C. Nussbaum and Gerd Wichert.