Peerless songbird reviews5/20/2023 ![]() Together, Feinstein and Thibaudet form a uniquely prodigious artistic and creative force. Feinstein is a renowned vocalist/pianist/conductor and the leading authority on the Great American Songbook. Thibaudet has built a 30-year reputation not only as one of today’s finest pianists, but also for his imaginative partnerships in film, fashion, and visual art. The show is available in both a two-piano and two- piano with orchestra format.īorn of a serendipitous encounter between the two artists at a summer music festival, Two Pianos: Who Could Ask for Anything More? showcases each artist’s unique gifts for creativity, virtuosity, and sheer joy of music making. The concert programme will feature piano duos, solos, vocals, and custom selections tailored to each individual performance. Other works will include those penned by Alec Wilder, Cole Porter, Leonard Bernstein, and Richard Rodgers, along with forays into jazz, ragtime, and stride. ![]() A centrepiece of the programme will feature lost and unknown Gershwin works, some originally conceived for two pianos, alongside his more beloved works including Rhapsody in Blue. Two Pianos: Who Could Ask for Anything More? showcases music spanning the 20 th-century world of classical music and of the 20 th and 21 st centuries of the Great American Songbook, presented with commentary and anecdotes that provide a historical and social context of the works. Two of today’s most celebrated artists, Michael Feinstein and Jean-Yves Thibaudet, join forces for the first time in Two Pianos: Who Could Ask for Anything More?, an innovative programme celebrating the music of George Gershwin and his world.
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