Pannon Philharmonic

Conductor

Korsten Gérard

Born in Pretoria (South Africa), Gérard Korsten began his career as a violinist after studying with Ivan Galamian at the Curtis Institute and with Sándor Végh in Salzburg. Following his studies in the US and Europe he became Concertmaster and Assistant Music Director of the Camerata Salzburg… More

Soloist

József Balog

piano

About the Programme

In recent decades, initiatives and events that combine jazz, pop music genres and symphonic music traditions are increasingly popular. The meeting of music spheres exists in many ways, such as when pop, rock and jazz bands play with symphonic orchestral accompaniment, or when "serious" composers build pop music or jazz elements into their music.
The history of American music in the twentieth century is, among other things, so special that it is abundant in composers who were open much earlier to extend the boundaries of the composed music and get closer the popular and the autonomous music. These composers influenced not only the changes in popular music genres and styles, but for the consumers of these styles, they often represent the gate to "more serious" music. Here is, for example, the ouvre of George Gershwin's, whose numerous compositions have become inevitable parts of the traditional jazz repertoire. This time, one of Gershwin’s earliest works showing jazz influences, the Piano concerto in F Major (1925) is going to be heard. Aaron Copland's ballet and the orchestral suite (Rodeo - Four Dance), made from it, were also made up of the alloy of the world of Broadway musicals and classical ballet. Copland and Gershwin's music are framed by two of the best-known compositions of Leonard Bernstein, also known as the principal conductor of the New York Philharmonic Orchestra (1958–1969).