Latin Concerto

With fiery Latin American dance rhythms such as samba, tango and mambo, this concert is bursting with energy and the joy of movement. Besides Frank’s and Ginastera’s orchestral dance pieces and an excerpt from the musical hit West Side Story, the virtuoso improvisor and composer Gabriela Montero performs her temperamental piano concerto No. 1.   Program: Gabriela Lena Frank (*1972): Three Latin American Dances für Orchester (2003) Gabriela Montero (*1970): Concerto for piano No. 1, Latin Concerto (2016) Alberto Ginastera (1916−1983): Four dances from Estancia, op. 8a (1943) Leonard Bernstein (1918−1990): Symphonic Dances from West Side Story (1957)