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America

Orchestre national d’Île-de-France - Michelle Merrill - Frank Dupree - Stravinski, Gershwin, Beach
Symphonic Concert
Grande salle Pierre Boulez - Philharmonie

Program

Distribution

Igor Stravinski
Circus Polka
George Gershwin
I Got Rhythm
Second Rhapsody
Amy Beach
Symphonie gaélique
Orchestre national d’Île-de-France
Michelle Merrill , conducting
Frank Düpree , piano

A journey through the rich variety of American music, from the playful energy of Circus Polka to the folk-infused themes of the first symphony ever written by an American woman, all punctuated by Gershwin’s irresistible rhythms.

Karina-Canellakis

Grande salle Pierre Boulez - Philharmonie

See the venue

Getting here

Porte de Pantin station
Paris Underground (Métro) Line 5
Tram 3B 

Address

221 avenue Jean-Jaurès, 75019 Paris

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