Carnegie Mellon Philharmonic

Daniel Nesta Curtis, conductor

Milton Rubén Laufer, piano

From the unforgettable opening on a wailing clarinet to the jazzy rhythms of piano and orchestra, the Carnegie Mellon Philharmonic launches the 2025-2026 season with Gershwin's Rhapsody in Blue! The new Jack G. Buncher Chair and Head of the School of Music, Milton Rubén Laufer, a renowned pianist, will take center stage at the piano for this electrifying performance. The Philharmonic will round out the evening with an exciting program of works by American composers.

Program:

Brittany J. Green – TESTIFY!

Florence Price – Dances in the Canebreaks

George Gershwin – Rhapsody in Blue

Howard Hanson – Symphony No. 2 (“Romantic”)

Cost:

$10 Regular Admission

$5 Senior Citizen (65+) Admission

All students, along with CMU/Pitt faculty and staff, are free w/ valid ID