Shostakovich 5: Heroism and Hope
Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall 1037 SW Broadway Ave, Portland, OR, United States
Written as Stalin's Great Terror campaign made music a matter of life and death for Soviet composers, Shostakovich's Fifth Symphony is a searing search for hope in a time of darkness and oppression. Fear and vulnerability also hover over Prokofiev's Second Violin Concerto, its hushed laments and demonic dissonances mirroring...