Julian Joseph. Rhapsody in Blue | LIEPĀJA SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA

Julian Joseph. Rhapsody in Blue

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12/07/2024    19.00
Concert Garden “Pūt, vējiņi!”

On July 12 at 7 PM in the concert garden "Put, vējini!" under the leadership of the chief conductor Guntis Kuzma the Liepāja Symphony Orchestra will performe  with the world-famous jazzman Julian Joseph, playing "Rhapsody in Blue" by the legendary American jazz composer and pianist George Gershwin.

Julian Joseph is one of the finest, most influential and highly respected musicians in British jazz today. Devoting his career to championing the music across the UK and into the far corners of the world, he has forged a reputation beyond his formidable skills as a performer and composer to become universally recognised as a highly knowledgeable and engaging broadcaster, musical ambassador and cultural advocate.

Concert will be complemented by famous flamenco dancers - Letizia Dominguez and Manuel Bellido.

Dancers from Flamenco Agency will be collaborating with Liepāja Symphony Orchestra to perform music by Spanish artists Manuel de Falla and Gerónimo Giménez as well as Spanish influenced music by George Bizet.

Featuring: 
Džūlians JOSEPH (piano)

Letizia DOMINGUEZ (dance)
Manuel BELLIDO (dance)

Liepāja Symphony Orchestra
Conductor Guntis KUZMA

Programme:
George GERSHWIN (1898-1937) “Rhapsody in Blue”
Leonard BERNSTEIN (1918-1990) Symphonic Dances from West Side Story
Georges BIZET (1838-1875) fragments from Carmen suites
Gerónimo Giménez (1854-1923) “La boda de Luis Alonso”
George ENESCU (1881-1955) Romanian Rhapsody No.1
Manuel de FALLA (1876-1946) Spanish dance from opera “La vida breve”
Camille Saint-Saëns (1835-1921) Bacchanale from opera “Samson and Delilah”

The Concert is supported by the Ministry of Culture of the Republic of Latvia and Liepāja City.  

 

INFORMATION FOR OUR VISITORS:

Discounts:
Pupils, students, disabled persons, pensioners – 3 euros
3+ family card holders – 30%
Teachers, lecturers and medical workers – 20%

Groups (10 or more people) – 20%
When purchasing group tickets online, please send an e-mail to sales@lso.lv

When attending the concert, the visitor must present a document certifying their eligibility to a discount.

Tickets are available here