Gershwin and his era. 6+ Automatic translate

On the occasion of the 120th birthday of the great American composer, artists of the Petersburg Concert offer a program of works by Gershwin, Stroch, Piazzolla, Saint-Saens.

Negro jazz, African-American folklore, Broadway pop music and European musical classics are organically embodied in the works of Gershwin and determine the main stylistic feature of his music. The composer left behind a rich creative heritage. Together with other composers, he stands at the pinnacle of Broadway’s Golden Age. In the program of our concert, along with the brilliant vocal and piano compositions of Gershwin, will be heard the favorite works of contemporaries of the American composer.

Honored Artist of Russia Galina Sidorenko (mezzo-soprano)

Oleg Weinstein (piano)

Nadezhda Rezheninova (piano) takes part in the concert

the concert is conducted by Olga Vorsina

Excursion to the Kochneva House at 18 o’clock (Varlamova)

Beginning at 19 hours