Pianist Kristhyan Benitez will bring his unique brand of virtuosity, charisma and poetry to this 100th-anniversary celebration of George Gershwin’s Rhapsody in Blue. From the unmistakable opening clarinet wail to the final dramatic crescendo, “Rhapsody” captures a distinct moment in our history—the Jazz Age of the 1920s—that made it controversial at its conception and now quintessential to the American canon. In striking similarity, Mahler’s 5th Symphony was not met with great acclaim when it premiered at the turn of the 20th century but has now reemerged in a pop-culture moment that celebrates it as a haunting and triumphant masterpiece.

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Ahead of Their Time: Gershwin’s Rhapsody in Blue & Mahler 5

Flint Institute of Music

Enjoy a fantastic evening Conducted by Music Director & Conductor Eduardo Marturet, with the world premiere of “Intuiciones para Contrabajo y Orquesta,” composed by Tulio Cremisini, and featuring MISO Double Bass Principal Luis Gomez-Imbert, the enchanting melodies of Antonin Dvorak’s Concerto for Piano and Orchestra in G minor, Op. 33, performed by acclaimed pianist Andreas Boyde, and Dvorak’s Symphony No. 8 in G major, Op. 88.

Kristhyan Benitez

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Ahead of Their Time: Gershwin’s Rhapsody in Blue & Mahler 5 · Flint Institute of Music

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