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Elegant to Epic: Saint-Saëns and Shostakovich

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Considered one of the finest pianists of today, Jean-Yves Thibaudet takes the Jacobs Music Center stage to perform his acclaimed interpretation of Camille Saint-Saëns' final piano concerto, written while he was vacationing in Cairo, Egypt. Then Rafael Payare and the Symphony tackle Shostakovich’s Symphony No. 7, Leningrad. The first performance of the Leningrad took place in August 1942, a year into the 30-month blockade of the city by Axis power...

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2 dates (16 May - 17 May)

May

16

Fri

ellipse

7:30 pm

Jacobs Music Center

San Diego, CA, United States

Tickets available

May

17

Sat

ellipse

7:30 pm

Jacobs Music Center

San Diego, CA, United States

Tickets available

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