Andris Nelsons conducts Saint-Saëns, Simon, and Gershwin featuring Jean-Yves Thibaudet, piano
Tanglewood
Koussevitzky Music Shed, Lenox/Stockbridge, MA
Boston Symphony Orchestra
Andris Nelsons, conductor
Jean-Yves Thibaudet, piano
Carlos SIMON Four Black American Dances (BSO commission)
SAINT-SAËNS Piano Concerto No. 5, Egyptian
Intermission
GERSHWIN Piano Concerto in F
Tonight’s concert is supported by Valerie Ann and Allen I. Hyman M.D.
Tonight’s performance by Jean-Yves Thibaudet is supported by Eitan and Malka Evan.
Gates open at 5:30pm
Carlos SIMON Four Black American Dances
Commissioned by the Boston Symphony Orchestra, Andris Nelsons, Music Director, through the generous support of the New Commissions Fund and New Works Fund established by the Massachusetts Cultural Council, a state agency.
Admission to tonight's 8pm performance includes exclusive access to the 6pm Prelude Concert
Performance Details
Aug 18, 2023, 8:00pm EDT
Program Notes & Works
Piano Concerto No. 5, Egyptian
Saint-Saëns wrote the Piano Concerto No. 5, Egyptian, in just three weeks while in Cairo, Egypt (hence the nickname).
Four Black American Dances
Carlos Simon's BSO-commissioned Four Black American Dances celebrates the composer’s heritage and the presence of dance in Black culture as a medium for ritual, worship, celebration, and social connectivity.
