Two Frenchmen meet in Miami for a concert that includes Gershwin’s An American in Paris. Among the world’s finest pianists, Jean-Yves Thibaudet joins NWS for The Age of Anxiety, a Bernstein parable about chasing happiness.

Overture to Candide (1956)
Leonard Bernstein (1918-1990)
Approx. Duration: 4 minutes

Ziwei Ma

Symphony No. 2, "The Age of Anxiety" for Piano and Orchestra (1948-49)
Leonard Bernstein (1918-1990)
Approx. Duration: 35 minutes

The Prologue: Lento moderato

The Seven Ages: Variations 1–7
L'istesso tempo
Poco più mosso
Largamente, ma mosso
Più mosso
Agitato
Poco meno mosso
L'istesso tempo

The Seven Stages: Variations 8–14
Molto moderato, ma movendo
Più mosso (Tempo di Valse)
Più mosso
L'istesso tempo
Poco più vivace
L'istesso tempo
Poco più vivace

Jean-Yves Thibaudet

-Intermission-

I Got Rhythm Variations (1933-34)
George Gershwin (1898-1937)
Arranged by William C. Schoenfeld
Approx. Duration: 9 minutes

An American in Paris (1928)
George Gershwin (1898-1937)
Approx. Duration: 17 minutes