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HOWARD LEVY
Howard Levy is an acknowledged master of the
diatonic harmonica as well as a pianist, inno-
vative composer, recording artist, bandleader,
teacher, producer, and Evanston, IL, resident.
He is the rst person ever to play chromatical-
ly on the diatonic harmonica. Equally at home
in jazz, classical, rock, folk, Latin, and world
music, the two-time Grammy Award winner
is a favorite with audiences worldwide. He has
recorded with Kenny Loggins, Dolly Parton,
Paquito D’Rivera, Styx, Donald Fagen, Paul Si-
mon, and on hundreds of other CDs and movie
soundtracks. He is well known for his work with
B
é
la Fleck and
e Flecktones, with whom he
still tours. Levy’s current collaborators include
percussionist Glen Velez and cellist Eugene
Friesen as Trio Globo, guitarist Chris Siebold,
the Rembrandt Chamber Musicians, and the
Chicago Jazz Philharmonic, among others. At
Ravinia, he has performed Piazzolla’s
Five Tango
Sensations
and
Oblivion
with Musica Anima and
was music director for the “Bachanalia” program
commemorating the
th anniversary of Bach’s
death in
, performing two works with
harpsichordist Stephen Alltop. Levy composed
the rst true concerto for diatonic harmonica in
, later recording it with the Czech National
Symphony Orchestra. His
CD
Tango and
Jazz
features performances of Piazzolla’s tangos
and original jazz compositions. e newest CD
is a reissue of the
album
Harmonica Jazz
,
the rst jazz recording ever made by a diatonic
harmonica player. Howard Levy gave his rst
solo performance at Ravinia in
, and he has
also been heard on the festival’s stages with such
artists as Kenny Loggins, Béla Fleck and
e
Flecktones, East Meets Jazz, and e Mauds, as
well as in numerous broadcasts of the public ra-
dio show
A Prairie Home Companion
.
8:00 PM THURSDAY, AUGUST 9, 2018
PAVILION
CHICAGO SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA
JAMES CONLON,
conductor
GARRICK OHLSSON,
piano
STRAVINSKY
Suite from
Pulcinella
Sinfonia (Overture)
Serenata
Scherzino—Allegro—Andantino
Tarantella
Toccata
Gavotta con due variazioni
Vivo
Minuetto—Finale
STRAUSS
Suite from
Le bourgeois gentilhomme
Overture
Minuet
e Fencing Master
Entry and Dance of the Tailors
Lully’s Minuet
Courante
Entry of Cléonte: A er Lully
Prelude to Act II (Intermezzo)
e Dinner
–
–
MOZART
Piano Concerto No.
Allegro
Romanze
Rondo: Allegro assai
Garrick Ohlsson
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