MW3 Sibelius and Shostakovich
Schedule
Sat, 31 Jan, 2026 at 07:00 pm
UTC-06:00Location
Duluth Entertainment Convention Center | Duluth, MN
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Looking forward to your next night out with the DSSO? Join us January 31 at the DECC for Masterworks 3, featuring works by Dvořák, Sibelius, Shostakovich, and Liszt!Written in 1891, the year before Dvořak began his sojourn in America, Carnival was the second of a three-overture set and was originally titled “Life.” It was played at Carnegie Hall at Dvořak’s introductory concert in America.
The peasant nature of Karelia was deliberate – Sibelius’ intention was to capture the quality of naive, folk-based authenticity. The nationalistic character of the music is evident in each of the four movements, which form the Suite.
Shostakovich remarked about his Symphony No. 9 that “musicians will like to play it, and critics will delight in blasting it.” The initial reaction of his peers to the new symphony was generally favorable. Stalin did not like it. Soviet critics censured the symphony for its “ideological weakness” and its failure to “reflect the true spirit of the people of the Soviet Union.” You will have an opportunity to judge for yourselves.
What better description of Les Preludes than that of the composer himself: “What is life but a series of preludes to that unknown song whose initial solemn note is tolled by Death?” Though few still remember Flash Gordon and The Lone Ranger radio programs, this most popular work of Liszt remains a favorite in the concert hall.
📆 Saturday, January 31, 2026
⏰ 7:00 PM
📍 DECC Symphony Hall
🎟️ Tickets available now → bit.ly/MW3_SibeliusShostakovich
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