Waldbühne 2021
The Berliner Philharmoniker, conductor & pianist Wayne Marshall and percussionist Martin Grubinger welcomed the audience to a long awaited concert with American rhythms and works by Leonard Bernstein, George Gershwin and John Williams.
The multi-percussionist Martin Grubinger is a true entertainer who elicits a wealth of timbres from his instruments in the Special Edition with film music by John Williams, including themes from "Star Wars", "Indiana Jones", "Harry Potter" and more, all presented in different styles, salsa, tango, funk, fusion, rock, pop, minimal music. Wayne Marshall debuts as a conductor with the Berliner Philharmoniker, performing American rhythms and music by Leonard Bernstein and a very special "Rhapsody in Blue" by Gershwin.
Leonard Bernstein: On the Town: 3 Dance Episodes, John Williams: The Special Edition (for Multipercussion and Orchestra), George Gershwin: Rhapsody in Blue (orchestration by Ferde Grofé), Leonard Bernstein: On the Waterfront, Symphonic Suite