• Fri. Oct. 3, 8 pm
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• Sat. Oct. 4, 8 pm
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Vasily Petrenko, conductor
Jon Kimura Parker, piano
GLINKA Overture to Russlan and Ludmilla
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RACHMANINOFF Rhapsody on a Theme
of Paganini |
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SHOSTAKOVICH Symphony No. 8
RUSSIAN RHAPSODY
The emerging Russian conductor leads masterworks by his countrymen, including a virtuoso showpiece for which Jon Kimura Parker has earned international acclaim. Shostakovich said he wrote his intricate Eighth Symphony during the Second World War “to express the emotional experience of the people.”
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