
These concerts are canceled due to Coronavirus (COVID-19) concerns. Ticket info.
Program
MOZART: Piano Concerto No. 20
SHOSTAKOVICH: Symphony No. 8
Artists
Peter Oundjian, conductor
Emanuel Ax, piano
Venue
Music HallTicket Prices
From $14Concert Duration
About 2 hours, 5 minutes with intermissionSeries
This concert is part of Series 1
What's Interesting
- Mozart was a revolutionary. Piano Concerto No. 20, like the highest drama of Don Giovanni and Requiem, telegraphs the Romanticism of later composers.
- Reeling from world war, Shostakovich courageously regards timbers of annihilation in a symphony that defied Stalin’s propagandists.
- Shostakovich's Eighth was banned in 1948 for being anti-Soviet and “ultra-individualistic.” Hearing it performed in 1962, Shostakovich was overcome with tears.
- Music For All: $10 first-timer tickets and Pay What You Wish discounts available for the Fri March 27 performance.
- Get up close and musical with Emanuel Ax: he joins CSO musicians on Fri March 27 for the Chamber Players series.
- We are discontinuing the re-use of programs by recycling after one use, and we have made a digital program available.
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