We look forward to a grand concert with a small ensemble: The program features highly emotional soundscapes that at times explore the boundaries of chamber music. One biographer remarked that Shostakovich's Second Piano Trio is "probably the most tragic" work in the composer's oeuvre – and explained: "While he was previously familiar with the pathos of his own personal tragedy, here he expresses the tragedy of a generation that has endured death and suffering.

Chamber concert: Piano trio

Bamberger Symphoniker

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Scenes from Life: Joy

The SFCM Orchestra presents Aqua, composed by Canadian Vivian Fung and inspired by one of Chicago’s most eye-catching skyscrapers, the Aqua Tower. This concert also features Tchaikovsky’s popular Piano Concerto No. 1 and concludes with Shostakovich’s Symphony No. 11, a vivid and descriptive work often described as a film score without a film. This concert features guest conductor Earl Lee, SFCM Conducting Student Jason Gluck as well as SFCM Piano Concerto Competition winner Oliver Moore. 

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