ENLARGE Pianist Aaron Diehl, at his home in Manhattan, will perform the soloist role in George Gershwin’s Concerto in F with the New York Philharmonic. Photo: Kevin Hagen for The Wall Street JournalThis week the jazz pianist and rising star Aaron Diehl is set to make his New York Philharmonic debut in a prominent slot: opening night. WSJ: While jazz musicians have played with the Philharmonic before, this is a very high-profile debut. [Whether improvising or playing composed music,] you always make the music feel like it’s fresh and it’s real and it’s tangible. How is the orchestra going to handle that?

Source: Wall Street Journal September 18, 2016 21:51 UTC