Concerts · Detroit Symphony Orchestra
Thursday, April 29, 2027 · 7:30 PM
Shostakovich's Symphony No. 5
Detroit Symphony Orchestra · Orchestra Hall · Detroit, Michigan
Program
- Dobrinka Tabakova Orpheus' Comet
- Sergei Prokofiev Piano Concerto No. 2 in G minor, Op. 16
- Dmitri Shostakovich Symphony No. 5 in D minor, Op. 47
Artists
- Jader Bignamini Conductor
- Daniil Trifonov Soloist, Piano
Running time: about 1 h 35 min including an intermission (estimate from the works' usual timings; not every piece has one)
Worth the drive: Shostakovich's most performed symphony, written in 1937 under Soviet pressure, pairs stark, driving drama with a finale whose triumph still divides listeners on whether it is genuine or forced. More about Dmitri Shostakovich's Symphony No. 5 in D minor, Op. 47 →
About this concert
Pianist Daniil Trifonov joins the DSO for Prokofiev's fierce Second Piano Concerto, framed by Dobrinka Tabakova's Orpheus' Comet and Shostakovich's dramatic Fifth Symphony, led by Jader Bignamini.
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