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Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Hrůša, Trpčeski & Rachmaninov
Mar 20-22, 2025
Overview
Shostakovich’s Eleventh Symphony unfolds with the immediacy of a newsreel as it depicts the harrowing events of the 1905 Russian Revolution. Brimming with rebellious anthems and prisoners’ songs, the Cold War-era score is widely heard as a veiled critique of the Soviet regime. Rachmaninov’s First Piano Concerto, a farewell to Russia, features the captivating Simon Trpčeski.
Program
Rachmaninov
Piano Concerto No. 1
Bužarovski
Ne si go prodavaj, Koljo (Macedonian folk song) [Mar 20 Encore]
Prokofiev
Piano Sonata No. 7 in B-flat Major, Op. 83, Mvt. III [Mar 21&22 Encore]
Shostakovich
Symphony No. 11 (The Year 1905)
Performers
Extras
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Preconcert Dining
Enhance your concert experience by dining at the Thomas Club, offering a prix fixe menu featuring traditional American fare for a seamless preconcert dining experience. Reservations | Learn more and view the menu
Preconcert Conversation
Explore the music in a free preconcert conversation featuring Laura Sauer-Shah in Orchestra Hall 75 minutes before the performance. The talk will last approximately 30 minutes. No additional tickets are needed.
Postconcert CD Signing
Please join us for a postconcert CD signing with Simon Trpčeski on Saturday, March 22. The signing will take place in the Rotunda and is open to all ticketholders. Merchandise will be available at the Symphony Store and in the Orchestra Hall outer lobby prior to the event.
Underground: A Night for Creatives at Symphony Center
On Saturday, March 22, musicians, artists and creatives are invited to make connections and conversation at an exclusive postconcert event designed to welcome newcomers to Symphony Center. Tickets required for entry. Learn more »
Sponsors & Partners
The Chicago Symphony Orchestra Association acknowledges support from the Illinois Arts Council.
These concerts are generously sponsored by Zell Family Foundation.
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“The freshness of this piece is just mind-blowing," says Simon Trpčeski of Rachmaninov's First Piano Concerto. "It bursts with so much positivity, and I think we very much need that nowadays."
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Sergei Rachmaninov first appeared with the Chicago Symphony Orchestra in December 1909, conducting his Isle of the Dead and performing as soloist in his Second Piano Concerto.
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Czech conductor Jakub Hrůša is committed to balancing his work between opera and concert stages. Though he loves opera, he finds it "easier to achieve the fantastic quality of what musical achievement can be like on a concert stage."
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