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Beethoven’s 5th

COMPOSITIONS OF RESISTANCE

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Sunday, January 28 2024
2:30pm
Merrill Auditorium

Program

Mykola LYSENKO Overture to Taras Bulba

Valentin SILVESTROV The Messenger

Fazil SAY Never give up: Concerto for cello and orchestra

Ludwig van BEETHOVEN Symphony No. 5, op. 67

Artists, programs, and dates are subject to change. 

PLEASE NOTE
The second movement of the Fazil Say cello concerto features simulated gunfire from the percussion section. We are sensitive to the fact that this may be challenging for some and want to assure you that it is entirely simulated by the musicians of the PSO percussion section.


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