PROKOFIEV + SIBELIUS
March 19-20, 2021 | Music Hall
Cancelled
These concerts are cancelled due to the continuing COVID health crisis. View ticket options.
Program
ANNA THORVALDSDOTTIR: Metacosmos
PROKOFIEV: Piano Concerto No. 2
SIBELIUS: Symphony No. 1
Artists
Hannu Lintu, conductor
Seong-Jin Cho, piano
Venue
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What's Interesting
- Prokofiev’s raw and mineral-veined Second Piano Concerto is a fascinating challenge for the soloist.
- Young firebrand Seong-Jin Cho, winner of the International Chopin Piano Competition and an artist with a “lucid and shimmering sound” (Financial Times), makes his CSO debut.
- “A superstar in the Sibelius world these days” (Classical Voice North America), Finnish conductor Hannu Lintu returns.
What Critics Are Saying
“To hear Cho breathe tenderness and freedom into this music while giving it a sturdy rhythmic profile was a striking thing.”
—San Francisco Chronicle
“At his finest, Cho’s mix of imagination, pacing, balance and control produced moments of spellbinding sonic art.”
—The Arts Desk
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This performance features composer Anna Thorvaldsdottir and pianist Seong-Jin Cho.
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