Mozart’s “Sinfonia concertante” & Shostakovich’s “8th Symphony” on the “Evening Concert”
Mozart's "Sinfonia Concertante" dates from 1779, the composer was in his early 20s and had been travelling throughout Europe with stops In Mannheim and Paris.
It’s the Chicago Symphony Orchestra featured on tonight’s “Evening Concert”
Shostakovich wrote his "Cello Concerto No. 1" in 1959 for MStislav Rostropovich. It is considered to be one of the most difficult cello concertos ever written.
Shostakovich’s 7th Symphony by the Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra
Shostakovich's 7th is one of the longest works in the repertoire; most who hear it remark that it doesn't seem that way, as the music keeps you listening all the way through...
Jaap van Zweden conducts the CSO in Shostakovich’s 5th Symphony on the “Evening Concert”
Shostakovich's 5th si a work that grows on you. Ask someone who's heard it before...as a work of art, it reveals something new to us upon each listening. Join us, tonight starting at 7:00.
Tchaikovsky’s “Romeo and Juliet” and Shostakovich’s “5th” on the “Evening Concert”
It's a program that differs from the listing in Patterns Magazine: Tchaikovsky, Shostakovich, and a surprise.