Concert Details

• Date: Saturday, February 24, 2018
• Time: 8:00 PM
• Location: Macao Cultural Centre, Grand Auditorium
• Duration: Approximately 1 hour and 40 minutes, including intermission

Programme

• Leonard Bernstein: On the Town: Three Dance Episodes
• Leonard Bernstein: Fancy Free Suite
• George Gershwin: Rhapsody in Blue
• Leonard Bernstein: Symphonic Dances from West Side Story

Conductor & Pianist

Lio Kuok Man

About the Concert

Entering the 20th century, with the development of popular music cultures such as jazz and musicals, the Western music scene gradually broke down the boundaries between "classical" and "popular," with the trend of fusion becoming increasingly prominent. This concert will showcase the infinite charm born from the collision and fusion of classical and popular music through the works of two representative "crossover" composers, George Gershwin and Leonard Bernstein. Lio Kuok Man, both a conductor and a pianist, will personally perform the piano solo in Gershwin's Rhapsody in Blue, skillfully blending the piece's jazz style with the classical concerto form.