Prokofiev’s effervescent Symphony No. 1 was written as a modern interpretation of classical style of Mozart and Haydn. Shostakovich’s Piano Concerto no. 2 was dedicated and first performed by his son on his nineteenth birthday. The idea of fate continues to haunt Tchaikovsky in his dark and brooding Symphony no. 5.
Maestro Żurakowski leads the KSO in an evening of exhilarating music at the CBC Glenn Gould Studio. The Symphonic Variations by Franck is a dramatic work for solo piano and orchestra. Shostakovich’s Piano Concerto no. 2 is a joyful work filled with youthful vitality while the idea of fate continues to haunt Tchaikovsky in his dark and brooding Symphony no. 5.