March 21 • 3:00 pm

Bernstein, Gershwin, Ravel

Western Manitoba Centennial Auditorium

(Daria Rabotkina)…A sensitibe, interpretively adventurous artist).
—Music & Vision

Canadian conductor Julian Kuerti (Assistant Conductor of the Boston Symphony Orchestra) makes his WSO debut with a program of American and French music from the early 20th century. Daria Rabotkina returns to perform Ravel’s celebrated piano concerto, written for one hand only and Gershwin’s Rhapsody in Blue, which remains an American classic – it was even performed at the 50th Grammy Awards ceremony in 2008.

Julian Kuerti, , conductor
Daria Rabotkina, , piano
Bernstein: West Side Story: Symphonic Dances
Ravel: Piano Concerto in D major (Left Hand)
Gershwin: Rhapsody in Blue
Ravel: La valse

Mar 5 • 8:00 pm

Stories about lovers have inspired music for centuries. The pieces featured in this program are among the most passionate, romantic and tumultuous. Hear the folklore behind the music including Scheherazade, the story of a woman who told stories so captivating that they saved her life and captured the love of a King.

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Mar 7 • 2:00 pm

What is a bird if she has no song? It’s a cold winter day when Griffle the Great – the magical musical wizard – meets the sad and song-less Gimquat bird. Soon the two are off on a tumble through time in search of the missing music: an adventure that takes them from monasteries to Mozart and from rap to Ravel.

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Mar 26, 27 •  8:00 pm, Mar 28 • 2:00 pm

Innovative pops conductor Jeff Tyzik returns for a musical battle of good vs. evil, featuring the themes of some of your favourite pop culture heroes and villains, from Superman and James Bond to Darth Vader and King Kong.

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Mar 6 • 8:00 pm

Glitter and colour from Hungary and Russia. Scheherazade’s exotic colours and sensual washes of sound bring to life images of a woman who told stories so captivating that they saved her life and captured the love of a king. Bartók’s lyrical Piano Concerto No. 3 is one of his most appealing works.

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Mar 19, 20 • 8:00 pm

Canadian conductor Julian Kuerti (Assistant Conductor of the Boston Symphony Orchestra) makes his WSO debut with a program of American and French music from the early 20th century. Daria Rabotkina returns to perform Ravel’s celebrated piano concerto, written for one hand only and Gershwin’s Rhapsody in Blue, which remains an American classic – it was even performed at the 50th Grammy Awards ceremony in 2008.

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