Conductor

Bizet's Carmen

Salle J.- Antonio-Thompson

**Event Title:** Ravel & Gershwin: Classical Meets Jazz

**Date and Time:** Thursday, March 27, 2025, at 7:30 PM

**Location:** Winspear Centre

**Conductor:** Alain Trudel

**Featured Soloist:** Élisabeth Pion, Piano (ESO Debut)

**About the Concert:**
Dive into an evening where classical music meets jazz in a sensational, genre-fusing program. The concert showcases Ravel's extraordinary orchestration skills with his iconic "Boléro" and the jazz-influenced Piano Concerto, featuring the talented Élisabeth Pion in her ESO debut. Experience the highlights from Gershwin's most successful opera, "Porgy and Bess," including "Summertime," the most covered song in history. The program is completed by Gould's high-energy "Symphonette No. 2," marking its American ESO premiere.

**Program Highlights:**
- RAVEL: Boléro, Piano Concerto
- GERSHWIN: Porgy and Bess - A Symphonic Picture
- GOULD: Symphonette No. 2 (American ESO Premiere)

**Additional Information:**
- The concert will include an intermission.
- Program subject to change.

**Important Dates:**
- Renewal Deadline for current subscribers: May 1 (to keep preferred seats)
- Subscriber presale for all regular ESO 24/25 single performances: July 17, 2024, at 10:00 AM
- Public onsale for regular ESO 24/25 single performances: July 24, 2024, at 10:00 AM

**Ticket Information:**
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- Tickets start at $28.

**Venue Acknowledgement:**
The Winspear Centre and Edmonton Symphony Orchestra acknowledge that we are on Treaty 6 Territory, a traditional meeting ground for many Indigenous Peoples. We honor the rich artistic and cultural traditions of the Indigenous communities that call this land home.

**Child Policy:**
Children 3 years of age and under will not be admitted.

**Box Office Information:**
- Hours: Monday to Friday, 10:00 AM to 4:00 PM; Closed on Saturday & Sunday.
- Phone: 780.428.1414
- Email: box.office@winspearcentre.com
- Note: The Box Office is open for walk-ins beginning 75 minutes before scheduled events.

Join us for a night where classical elegance and jazz vibrancy collide, under the baton of Alain Trudel and the enchanting piano of Élisabeth Pion. Don't miss this unique musical journey at the Winspear Centre.

Alain Trudel

Conductor

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