5th Symphony Concert

Russian music by two composers who could hardly be more different: on the one hand, the reserved, self-doubt-plagued Peter Tchaikovsky; on the other, the cosmopolitan star pianist Sergei Prokofiev, once a public nuisance, later a figurehead of the Soviet Union. And yet, the two musicians are united by more than their nationality – this evening, featuring two of their orchestral works and Gewandhaus cellist Valentino Worlitzsch as soloist, demonst...