Prokofiev & Shostakovich
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Come early at 6:00 PM for a pre-concert performance in the lobby by the John Sprott Blues Band!
Presented by United Supermarkets, the Texas Tech University Presidential Lecture & Performance Series, and the Rea Charitable Trust:
Shostakovich – Festive Overture, op. 96
Prokofiev – Piano Concerto No. 3 in C Major, op. 26
Shostakovich – Symphony No. 5 in D minor, op. 47
Clayton Stephenson, Cliburn Laureate, pianist
David Cho, conductor
Shostakovich’s compositions faced pressure from the totalitarian Stalin regime, but he remained defiant and courageous. His piece Festive Overture, driven by thrilling brass fanfare, was written in three days to celebrate the anniversary of the October 1917 Russian Revolution. It is speculated that the work was influenced by the composer’s sense of relief and celebration after Stalin’s death. Shostakovich’s Symphony No. 5, written for the same anniversary years prior, focuses on the transformation from emotional darkness to light, reflecting his struggles with the regime’s critics. The piece won massive praise, with a standing ovation for over thirty minutes after its premiere.
Prokofiev, another famed Soviet composer, premiered his third piano concerto in the United States. Piano Concerto No. 3 is fiery and percussive, with contrasting languid lyrical passages. Clayton Stephenson, a finalist of the renowned Van Cliburn International Piano Competition, brings an exciting rendition of this concerto to The Buddy Holly Hall that you will not want to miss!
This performance is also made possible in part by The CH Foundation; Helen Jones Foundation, Inc.; the Lubbock Symphony Guild; the C&A McDonald Family Foundation; the Texas Commission on the Arts; the National Endowment for the Arts; and a grant by the City of Lubbock as recommended by Civic Lubbock, Inc.
This performance takes place in the Lubbock Cultural District.
Presented by United Supermarkets, the Texas Tech University Presidential Lecture & Performance Series, and the Rea Charitable Trust:
Shostakovich – Festive Overture, op. 96
Prokofiev – Piano Concerto No. 3 in C Major, op. 26
Shostakovich – Symphony No. 5 in D minor, op. 47
Clayton Stephenson, Cliburn Laureate, pianist
David Cho, conductor
Shostakovich’s compositions faced pressure from the totalitarian Stalin regime, but he remained defiant and courageous. His piece Festive Overture, driven by thrilling brass fanfare, was written in three days to celebrate the anniversary of the October 1917 Russian Revolution. It is speculated that the work was influenced by the composer’s sense of relief and celebration after Stalin’s death. Shostakovich’s Symphony No. 5, written for the same anniversary years prior, focuses on the transformation from emotional darkness to light, reflecting his struggles with the regime’s critics. The piece won massive praise, with a standing ovation for over thirty minutes after its premiere.
Prokofiev, another famed Soviet composer, premiered his third piano concerto in the United States. Piano Concerto No. 3 is fiery and percussive, with contrasting languid lyrical passages. Clayton Stephenson, a finalist of the renowned Van Cliburn International Piano Competition, brings an exciting rendition of this concerto to The Buddy Holly Hall that you will not want to miss!
This performance is also made possible in part by The CH Foundation; Helen Jones Foundation, Inc.; the Lubbock Symphony Guild; the C&A McDonald Family Foundation; the Texas Commission on the Arts; the National Endowment for the Arts; and a grant by the City of Lubbock as recommended by Civic Lubbock, Inc.
This performance takes place in the Lubbock Cultural District.
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