Xian Zhang conductor Russian fireworks to close our season: Shostakovich’s blazing triumph of a symphony written after a frightening threat to his life; and Rachmaninoff’s own triumph of the soul, his Piano Concerto No. 2, created as he recovered from a shattering setback. A beloved guest artist, pianist Conrad Tao, returns for Rachmaninoff’s epic masterwork. Sergei Rachmaninoff Piano Concerto No. 2
Conrad Tao piano
New Jersey Symphony
Dmitri Shostakovich Symphony No. 5
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Rachmaninoff Symphony No. 2
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