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12-Feb-2010
Gershwin’s ‘Rhapsody in Blue’, Werner Weibert Solo Accordion! – Austriaby Dr. Paulmann |
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 During the New Year’s concert in Perchtoldsdorf, a suburb of Vienna, on January 14th a memorable concert performance took place. For the first time in this venue the ‘Rhapsody in Blue’, by George Gershwin, was played with an accordion in the solo part. The soloist was Werner Weibert, who has played the Rhapsody since his youth, and since 1975 with the famous Viennese Accordion Chamber Ensemble during their tours round the world, including New York’s Carnegie Hall! Professor Adolf Winkler, the founder and conductor of the Franz Schmidt Chamber Orchestra, listened to one of the performances and invited Werner Weibert to play this multi-faceted and impressive opus with his orchestra – an absolute innovation. The concert was a great success and the full auditorium acclaimed the performance very well. The arrangement was by Professor Winkler and Werner Weibert, and follows the original score. |