CSO Program Notes: Tchaikovsky & Shostakovich

14/02/2024 20 min
CSO Program Notes: Tchaikovsky & Shostakovich

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Episode Synopsis

With his Ninth Symphony, Shostakovich delivered a tragicomic work with nods to Haydn and circus tunes. Uzbek pianist Behzod Abduraimov makes his debut with the Chicago Symphony Orchestra in Tchaikovsky’s thrilling First Piano Concerto. Mussorgsky’s radiant Khovanshchina prelude and Saariaho’s ethereal Winter Sky round out the program.

Learn more: cso.org/performances/23-24/cso-classical/tchaikovsky-and-shostakovich