Tchaikovsky & Shostakovich

Feb 23-27, 2024
Hannu Lintu

Overview

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.

Program
Saariaho

Ciel d’hiver

Tchaikovsky

Piano Concerto No. 1

Tchaikovsky

Children's Album, Op. 39, No. 18 "Neapolitan Song" 

[Feb. 23 & 27 Encore]

Behzod Abduraimov piano

Paganini/Liszt

Grandes études de Paganini, S. 141, No. 3 "La campanella" 

[Feb. 24 Encore]

Behzod Abduraimov piano

Mussorgsky (Orch. Shostakovich)

Prelude to Khovanshchina

Shostakovich

Symphony No. 9

Extras

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Preconcert Conversation

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