Detroit Symphony Orchestra: Shostakovich Symphony No. 5

Detroit Symphony Orchestra: Shostakovich Symphony No. 5 at Detroit Symphony Orchestra Hall

A piano concerto described as ferocious has a specific pull. Detroit Symphony Orchestra: Shostakovich Symphony No. 5 comes to Detroit Symphony Orchestra Hall on Thursday, April 29, 2027, at 7:30 PM, with a program built around contrasts: fluttering textures, virtuoso keyboard fire, and symphonic power.

Prokofiev's Piano Concerto No. 2 in G minor gives pianist Daniil Trifonov the stage, and the descriptor electrifying virtuosity sets the expectation. The Second Concerto is a demanding, restless work, the kind that rewards your attention and puts technical brilliance on display. Hearing that level of playing live, with the orchestra in front of you and the interaction unfolding in real time, is the musical attraction. Bring someone who loves the thrill of a soloist pushing the instrument to its edge.

Conductor Jader Bignamini leads the DSO through the announced program: Dobrinka Tabakova's Orpheus' Comet, with its grand fanfare emerging from fluttering orchestral textures, followed by the Prokofiev and closing with Shostakovich's Symphony No. 5 in D minor. The Fifth Symphony's reputation rests on drama and power, described here as ending in a fireball of light. That closing image alone justifies your Thursday evening. Come ready for a program that moves from delicate shimmer to full symphonic force, with a piano concerto at its fiery center.

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