Tchaikovsky Five
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Friday, October 19, 2018
7:30 p.m.
Mark C. Smith Concert Hall, VBC
Davidson Classical Series
Concert Details
Music Director and Conductor:
Gregory Vajda
Guest Artists:
Katherine Chi, piano
| Prokofiev | Symphony No. 1, “Classical” |
| Shostakovich | Piano Concerto No. 2 |
| Tchaikovsky | Symphony No. 5 in E minor |
Tonight’s performance spotlights two very different Russian symphonies: Prokofiev’s short “Classical,” written in homage to Haydn, and Tchaikovsky’s lush, romantic Fifth Symphony, whose second movement offers one of his best-known melodies. Katherine Chi returns to Huntsville to perform the cheerful, athletic Piano Concerto No. 2 by Shostakovich, written for the composer’s own son upon his graduation from conservatory and featured in Disney’s Fantasia 2000.
