Civic at Wentz Concert Hall: Prieto Conducts Shostakovich 7

Name: Civic at Wentz Concert Hall: Prieto Conducts Shostakovich 7
Start: 2025-04-05T14:00:00-05:00
Location: Wentz Concert Hall

Schedule

Sat, 05 Apr, 2025 at 02:00 pm

UTC-05:00

Location

Wentz Concert Hall | Naperville, IL

As Leningrad came under siege in 1941, Dmitri Shostakovich retreated to an air raid shelter and — astoundingly — composed his Seventh Symphony. Marshaling a massive orchestra, he evokes the march rhythms of Nazi soldiers, citizens’ cries of anguish and, finally, a defiant victory hymn. Carlos Miguel Prieto, hailed for his “extraordinary ferocity and drive” (The Guardian), conducts this gripping score.
Note location: This event takes place at Wentz Concert Hall & Fine Arts Center, 171 E. Chicago Ave., Naperville, IL. Free, 3-hour parking is available at the City of Naperville Central Parking Garage, located west of Wentz Concert Hall at the corner of Chicago and Washington. Street parking is also available throughout the campus.
Tickets become available March 21
Tickets are free; reservations are required.
Shostakovich Symphony No. 7 in C Major, Op. 60 (Leningrad)
Carlos Miguel Prieto, conductor

The 2024/25 Civic Orchestra season is generously sponsored by Lori Julian for the Julian Family Foundation, which also provides major funding for the Civic Fellowship program.
Major support for the Civic Orchestra of Chicago also provided by Robert and Joanne Crown Income Charitable Fund; Leslie Fund, Inc.; Judy and Scott McCue; Leo and Catherine Miserendino, Barbara and Barre Seid Foundation; The George L. Shields Foundation, Inc.; the Maval Foundation, and an anonymous donor.