Rhapsody in Blue by Candlelight with Yuki Negishi

A Candlelight concert of George Gershwin's Rhapsody in Blue, presented with Yuki Negishi at St Mary Le Strand Church, a church in central London. The evening is a tribute to Gershwin's music.

Rhapsody in Blue is a single-movement work for piano and orchestra by the American composer George Gershwin (1898–1937). It was first performed in New York in 1924 with Gershwin at the piano and Paul Whiteman's band. Its blend of jazz idioms with the form of the concert hall made it one of the best-known pieces of American music.

This Candlelight concert is a tribute to Gershwin's music, not a performance by the composer, who died in 1937. The programme is built around Gershwin's works, with Yuki Negishi appearing alongside them.

St Mary Le Strand Church is a religious building in London, and the concert takes place there. Listeners drawn to Gershwin's combination of jazz rhythms and orchestral writing will find the evening centred on that repertoire.