Chailly and Bollani Swing to Gershwin

Gewandhaus zu Leipzig © Gert Mothes 

Bearded Italian jazzerific pianist Stefano Bollani tag-teamed with fellow-bearded Italian maestro Riccardo Chailly in Germany for a concert of George Gershwin's swingiest hits. Leipzig's Gewandhausorchester spun the American soundtrack live from Leipzig's acoustically popping concert hall: Rhapsody in Blue, Catfish Row Symphony Suite, Concerto in F, and the rarely performed Rialto Ripples. The CD drops in two weeks (in Italy) -- you'd better start growing your beards now if you want to keep up. 

Comments

[krl]

The album cover is hysterical. They look like they're having so much fun!

[Rogier]

LOL I would buy that album just for the cover. And for the maniacal look on Chailly's face.

[Paolo M.]

Bollani is a jazz man, interesting for Chailly to work with a different artist... Gershwin is Gershwin, fun fun fun!

[Bill Philin-Ploplis]

Love Bollani's jazzy shoes. He looks like some kind of scary puppet!

[Oroveso]

Looks like fun. And in the picture in which Bollani is half sitting, half leaning against the desk, holding a baton, please note the large, framed picture of Furtwangler on the wall, seemingly looking (askance?) at both Bollani & Chailly. Priceless.

[Bill Philin-Ploplis]

@Oroveso--Hey, you're right! Great eye for telling detail!