Michael Feinstein
Jean-Yves Thibaudet

piano Michael Feinstein and Jean-Yves Thibaudet

Two Pianos: Who could ask for anything more?

Two of today’s most celebrated artists, Michael Feinstein and Jean-Yves Thibaudet, join forces for the first time in Two Pianos: Who Could Ask for Anything More?, an innovative programme celebrating the music of George Gershwin and his world.

Two Pianos: Who Could Ask for Anything More? showcases music spanning the 20^th-century world of classical music and of the 20^th and 21^st centuries of the Great American Songbook, presented with commentary and anecdotes that provide a historical and social context of the works. A centrepiece of the programme will feature lost and unknown Gershwin works, some originally conceived for two pianos, alongside his more beloved works including Rhapsody in Blue. Other works will include those penned by Alec Wilder, Cole Porter, Leonard Bernstein, and Richard Rodgers, along with forays into jazz, ragtime, and stride.

Born of a serendipitous encounter between the two artists at a summer music festival, Two Pianos: Who Could Ask for Anything More? showcases each artist’s unique gifts for creativity, virtuosity, and sheer joy of music making. Feinstein is a renowned vocalist/​pianist/​conductor and the leading authority on the Great American Songbook. Thibaudet is known not only for his 30-year reputation as one of today’s finest pianists, but also for his imaginative partnerships in film, fashion, and visual art. Together, Feinstein and Thibaudet form a uniquely prodigious artistic and creative force.

The programme will be announced from the stage