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, Joplin and more.
The Man I Love
Klavierstück, Op. 33a
Clap Yo’ Hands
All By Myself
Improvisation on Rachmaninov’s Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini, Op. 43, Var. 15
Over the Rainbow
Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini, Op. 43, Var. 15
Lush Life
Maple Leaf Rag
Klavierstück, Op. 33b
Randy and Drake from Kings Row
I Loves You, Porgy
I Got Rhythm
Pour les arpèges composés from Etudes
Sonatine
Chelsea Bridge
Rhapsody in Blue
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This performance is generously sponsored by Martha C. Nussbaum and Gerd Wichert.