Classics 5

SHOSTAKOVICH FIFTH SYMPHONY   Saturday, April 10 • 7:30 pm Sunday, Apri 11 • 2 pm Five Flags Theater   Dukas :: Fanfare to La Péri Barber :: Adagio for Strings Tchaikovsky :: Romeo & Juliet Fantasy Shostakovich :: Symphony No. 5   William Intriligator, Conductor   Following a stirring brass fanfare and Barber's gorgeous Adagio, the young musicians from the Dubuque Youth Symphony Orchestra join the professional musicians of the DSO in Tchaikovsky's Romeo & Juliet. Shostakovich's Fifth Symphony will provide a rousing finish to the Classics Season.          Dmitri Shostakovich   Like Beethoven, Tchaikovsky and Mahler, Shostakovich composed a Fifth Symphony that sets out to triumph over adversity. But one should not assume these were his true feelings. Shostakovch later claimed the work was in reality a criticism of Stalin's communist system, and the happy ending is somehow forced.   Buy Tickets   LEARN MORE Romeo & Juliet Fantasy Overture: The Love Theme.        • Program Notes    • The Impact of Barber's     Adagio for Strings    NPR.org   • Keeping Score    Shostakovch    Symphony No. 5    PBS Videos   • Audio clips of     Shostakovich     Symphony No. 5

 

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