Every week, Great Lakes Concerts features great performances from the Great Lakes region. Listen Mondays at 6 p.m. on Classical IPR.
Great Lakes Concerts is a co-production of WKAR, WRCJ and Interlochen Public Radio.
This week's program:
George Gershwin: "Rhapsody in Blue"
Di Wu, piano
Flint Symphony Orchestra
Enrique Diemecke, conductor
(recorded live in Whiting Auditorium, 02/15/2020)
George Gershwin: Song, "I Got Rhythm" from "Girl Crazy"
Di Wu, piano
(recorded live in Whiting Auditorium, 02/15/2020)
(encore following her performance of Rhapsody in Blue)
Dmitri Shostakovich: Concerto No. 1 in E-Flat for Cello & Orchestra, Op. 107 Suren Bagratuni, cello
Lansing Symphony Orchestra
Timothy Muffitt, conductor
(Recorded Jan 14, 2022 in concert at the Wharton Center)
Giuseppe Verdi: Ballet Music from "Aida"
Traverse Symphony Orchestra
Kevin Rhodes, conductor
(recorded January 16, 2022, Corson Auditorium, Interlochen)