Gaffigan, Thibaudet & Bernstein

As part of the CSO's celebration of America’s 250th birthday, Jean-Yves Thibaudet takes on the extravagant, jazz-infused piano solo in Leonard Bernstein’s The Age of Anxiety, based on W. H. Auden’s poem about the quest for faith and meaning. Sumptuous orchestral highlights from Gershwin and Weill musicals frame a stirring selection of spirituals performed with the Apostolic Church of God Sanctuary Choir.

Performers
Chicago Symphony Orchestra
James Gaffigan conductor
Jean-Yves Thibaudet piano
Apostolic Church of God Sanctuary Choir

Program
Gershwin (orch. Rose) Overture to Girl Crazy
Weill, arr. R. R. Bennett Lady in the Dark, Symphonic Nocturne
Bernstein Symphony No. 2 (The Age of Anxiety)

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