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DESCRIPTION:Gerard Schwarz\, conductor\n\nNaoko Takao\, piano\n\n \n\nPROGR
 AM\n\nRAVEL: Alborada del Gracioso\n\nPROKOFIEV: Piano Concerto No. 2 in G
  minor (Naoko Takao\, piano)\n\nSHOSTAKOVICH: Symphony No. 10 in E minor\n
 \nMusic has long served as a quiet—yet potent—form of protest\, and no
 where is that more evident than in the Soviet era\, when composers encoded
  resistance within their scores. This season-finale concert explores that 
 legacy in two powerhouses of twentieth-century music.\n\nThe evening opens
  with Sergei Prokofiev’s Piano Concerto No. 2 in G minor\, a work whose 
 torrential energy and daunting technical demands still astonish listeners 
 a century after its premiere. Written during Prokofiev’s student years a
 nd completely reconstructed after the 1917 manuscript was lost\, the conce
 rto veers from sardonic wit to volcanic outbursts\, mirroring the composer
 ’s own rebellious spirit. Frost professor Naoko Takao\, praised for her 
 compelling lyricism and fearless virtuosity\, takes center stage to naviga
 te the concerto’s jagged rhythms and explosive cadenzas. A tour de force
  of pianistic brilliance\, the work places virtuosity on full display from
  its poetic opening to its monumental finale.\n\nAfter intermission comes 
 Dmitri Shostakovich’s Symphony No. 10 in E minor\, completed in the unea
 sy months following Stalin’s death in 1953. Often interpreted as a music
 al portrait of the dictator and a cathartic reckoning with years of artist
 ic repression\, the symphony unfolds across four movements that swing from
  bleak introspection to sardonic waltz\, relentless scherzo\, and finally 
 a hard-won\, blazing affirmation. \n\nTogether\, these two works chart a j
 ourney from individual struggle to collective catharsis\, reminding us how
  music can speak truth when words are forbidden. Join us for an unforgetta
 ble conclusion to the season as the orchestra\, under the baton of Gerard 
 Schwarz\, illuminates the defiant heart and enduring hope at the core of t
 hese Soviet masterpieces.\n\nSAT / APR 25\, 2026 / 7:30 PM\n\nUM Gusman Co
 ncert Hall \n\n$30  $25  $15\n\n \n\n \n\nWINDOWCAST: SAT / APR 25\, 2026 
 / 7:30 PM\n\nKnight Center for Music Innovation Outdoor Plaza\n\nFREE\n\n 
 \n\nPurchase tickets here.\n\nSet a reminder here.\n\nRead program here.\n
 \nRead program notes here.
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LOCATION:Gusman Concert Hall
SUMMARY:Undercurrents | Frost Symphony Orchestra
URL;VALUE=URI:https://events.miami.edu/event/undercurrents-frost-symphony-o
 rchestra
CATEGORIES:Performance/Screening
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