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Bristol Concert Orchestra with Ashley Wass (piano)
Stefan Hofkes conductor
Ashley Wass piano
Dvořák Symphony No 9 in E minor “From the New World”
Gershwin Piano Concerto No 1 in F
Bernstein Candide: Overture
The overture to Leonard Bernstein’s operetta Candide provides a lively opener for this American-themed spring concert, featuring George Gershwin’s bluesy Piano Concerto No 1 performed by the talented young pianist Ashley Wass and Dvořák’s perennial favourite, the New World Symphony.