Matthias Pintscher, music director and conductor
Leila Josefowicz, violin
MAURICE RAVEL Mother Goose (complete ballet)
KAROL SZYMANOWSKI Violin Concerto No. 2
SERGEI PROKOFIEV Symphony No. 5
Experience a concert brimming with resilience and hope. Sergei Prokofiev’s Fifth Symphony, composed in just one month during World War II, is a celebration of spirit and strength. The composer stated that the symphony was intended as “a hymn to free and happy Man, to his mighty powers, his pure and noble spirit … I cannot say that I deliberately chose this theme. It was born in me and clamored for expression.” Hear this hymn to humanity plus Polish composer Karol Szymanowski’s joyful Second Violin Concerto.
Leila Josefowicz, violin
MAURICE RAVEL Mother Goose (complete ballet)
KAROL SZYMANOWSKI Violin Concerto No. 2
SERGEI PROKOFIEV Symphony No. 5
Experience a concert brimming with resilience and hope. Sergei Prokofiev’s Fifth Symphony, composed in just one month during World War II, is a celebration of spirit and strength. The composer stated that the symphony was intended as “a hymn to free and happy Man, to his mighty powers, his pure and noble spirit … I cannot say that I deliberately chose this theme. It was born in me and clamored for expression.” Hear this hymn to humanity plus Polish composer Karol Szymanowski’s joyful Second Violin Concerto.