RTÉ CO: Gershwin 100

Fiachra Garvey piano

Ryan Quigley and Enrico Tomasso trumpet

Nicola Emmanuelle vocals

Stephen Bell conductor

Rhapsody in Blue is thrilling from the start, grabbing the attention with that iconic upwards glissando of the clarinet. Then orchestra and piano combine in irresistibly melodic, jazz-infused music that moves from bluesy to rousing to romantic – later described by Gershwin as ‘a sort of musical kaleidoscope of America – and our vast melting pot, of our unduplicated national pep, of our metropolitan madness’.

Tickets €15, €28.50, €42.50

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