Jahja Ling, Conductor
Nuvi Mehta, host
Explore the life of the genius Sergei Prokofiev: his struggles, his music, and his ultimate decision to return to Stalin's Russia, though he would soon find himself trapped.
Highlights include excerpts of Romeo and Juliet, Toccata, Scythian Suite, Peter and the Wolf, and an exploration and performance of his greatest symphony - the Fifth.
Concert includes a complete performance of Sergei Prokofiev's Symphony No. 5 in B-flat Major.
Click here for the recent Union-Tribune story about Nuvi and Symphony Exposed.
Click here for the 1945 Time magazine cover story on Prokofiev and his Fifth Symphony.
- Cameras, recording devices, food, and drink (plastic bottled water excepted) are not allowed inside the performance chamber. Cell phone photography is strictly prohibited in the performance chamber and may result in temporary confiscation.
- Absolute quiet during performance is the audience's critical role in a successful music concert. To maintain the greatest courtesy to your fellow concertgoers, please use maximum care in disabling all noisemaking devices in the performance chamber, including cell phones, pagers and malfunctioning hearing assistance devices.
- All dates, programs, artists and pricing are
subject to change.
- All sales are final.
- There are no refunds.
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