Jun
7
2026
concert
via venue:chicago-cso
Conrad Tao
Symphony Center, Chicago, USA
Sunday, June 7, 2026
In his 2023 CSO subscription debut, Conrad Tao gave a “dazzling, staggering” performance of Gershwin’s Piano Concerto in F, wrote the Chicago Tribune , in which Tao “carried his melodies masterfully.” As part of the CSO's month-long focus on American music, the Illinois native returns with a selection of Gershwin song arrangements interspersed with works by Debussy, Ravel, Rachmaninov, Schoenberg and Schumann.
Program
- Gershwin The Man I Love
- Schoenberg Klavierstück, Op. 33a
- Gershwin Clap Yo' Hands
- Berlin [arr. Tao] All By Myself
- Tao Improvisation on Rachmaninov’s Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini, Op. 43, Var. 15
- Arlen [arr. Tatum] Over the Rainbow
- Rachmaninov Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini, Op. 43, Var. 15
- Strayhorn [arr. Tao] Lush Life
- Joplin Maple Leaf Rag
- Schoenberg Klavierstück, Op. 33b
- Korngold Randy and Drake from Kings Row
- Gershwin I Loves You, Porgy
- Gershwin I Got Rhythm
- Debussy Pour les arpèges composés from Etudes
- Ravel Sonatine
- Strayhorn [arr. Tao] Chelsea Bridge
- Gershwin [arr. Tao] Rhapsody in Blue
Performers
- Conrad Tao piano