Wayne Marshall
Conductor
David Allsopp
Countertenor
MPO Chorus
Riccardo Bianchi
Chorus Master
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Leonard Bernstein
Chichester Psalms
Symphonic Dances from West Side Story
West Side Story Concert Suite 2
Candide Overture and Suite
Wayne Marshall is one of the world’s most renowned interpreters of works by 20th century American composers, not least Leonard Bernstein.
In this very special concert, music from Bernstein’s celebrated musical West Side Story, a retelling of Romeo and Juliet in a multi-ethnic, working class New York City neighbourhood, will be performed along with his choral work Chichester Psalms and the overture and suite from the operetta Candide.
