Gershwin's An American in Paris

The sound of today’s best pianos—like the Hamburg Steinway concert grands you hear at CMS—is a truly awesome sonority. A great piano can do anything, from roaring like a lion to singing like a soprano. But composers as far back as Mozart realized a pianist could do even more with a partner, and we now enjoy a stunning array of repertoire for pianos side by side. No piano aficionado should miss this concert filled with the camaraderie of five pianists.JEAN-EFFLAM BAVOUZET, PianoALESSIO BAX, PianoANNE-MARIE MCDERMOTT, PianoEVREN OZEL, PianoWU HAN, Piano Mozart: Sonata in C major for Piano, Four Hands, K. 521 (1787)Chopin: Rondo in C major for Two Pianos, Op. 73 (1828)Lutosławski:Variations on a Theme by Paganini for Two Pianos (1941)Tansman: Le train de nuit for Two PianosGershwin: An American in Paris for Two Pianos (1928) About The Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center HISTORY:The Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center (CMS) is one of eleven resident companies of Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts, the largest performing arts complex in the world. The vision for CMS emerged in 1965, when the distinguished American composer and then-President of Lincoln Center, William Schuman, conceived of an institution dedicated to chamber music, housed in its own specially designed recital hall. CMS is part of a distinguished community of resident companies at Lincoln Center, including The Metropolitan Opera, the New York Philharmonic, and the New York City Ballet. Under the artistic guidance of Charles Wadsworth, and through the patronage and inspiring leadership of Alice Tully, the plan came to fruition. On September 11, 1969, Alice Tully Hall opened with the first performance of the Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center, inaugurating a new era for chamber music in the United States. Since that time, CMS has grown remarkably in scope and stature, to become the world’s largest international chamber music producing and presenting organization. Under the leadership…