Blossom Music Festival - Shostakovich's Fifth Symphony
Saturday, July 27, 2024 at 07:00pm
Blossom Music Festival
Blossom Music Center
1145 West Steels Corners
SIBELIUS Lemminkäinen’s Return
WALTON Cello Concerto
SHOSTAKOVICH Symphony No. 5
An apology or an act of defiance? Shostakovich composed his Fifth Symphony in 1937 after receiving an official reprimand from the Soviet Union, responding with one of the most powerful — and enigmatic — symphonies in the orchestral repertoire. Conductor Hannu Lintu pairs this with a sweeping tone poem by Sibelius and Walton’s virtuosic Cello Concerto, performed by Principal Cello Mark Kosower.
Performing Artists:
The Cleveland Orchestra
Hannu Lintu, conductor
Mark Kosower, cello
With the Kent Blossom Chamber Orchestra
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