Thu 13 Aug 2026

• 19:00

  Gershwin’s Piano Concerto

  Royal Albert Hall

  James Gaffigan and the BBC Symphony Orchestra mark the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence with an all-American programme featuring works by George Gerswhin, Samuel Barber and Wynton Marsalis

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  James Gaffigan and the BBC Symphony Orchestra mark the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence with an all-American programme featuring works by George Gerswhin, Samuel Barber and Wynton Marsalis

  Programme

  • • • Wynton Marsalis
      • Concerto for Orchestra(36 mins)BBC co-commission: UK premiere
    • • interval
    • • George Gershwin
      • Piano Concerto in F major(31 mins)
    • • Samuel Barber
      • Symphony No. 1 in One movement(21 mins)

  Performers

  • Yeol Eum Son

    piano
    piano
  • BBC Symphony Orchestra
  • James Gaffigan

    conductor
    conductor

  Composers

  • Wynton Marsalis
  • George Gershwin
  • Samuel Barber

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