Ludovic Morlot, conductor
Yang Xu: guest concert master
Stravinsky: The Rite of Spring
Gershwin: An American in Paris
Varèse: Amériques
Varèse is one noise maker. 12 people manned percussion section. Large wind presence. The end is the loudest you can imagine. Stravinsky's is about the same time. At least more tonal. Gershwin is melodic, happy and playful.
Again Morlot talked before the last piece.
