Name: BARBER & SHOSTAKOVICH
Start: 2025-10-24T11:00:00-04:00
Location: Cincinnati Music Hall

Written during a time of political and personal turmoil, Shostakovich’s Symphony No. 4 unfolds with boldness and intensity. Never performed by the CSO, the massive symphony reflects Shostakovich’s defiance and anguish, marked by shifts from lush orchestration to aggressive dissonance. In contrast, Stella Chen, Gramophone 2023 Young Artist of the Year, joins the CSO for one of the most beautiful violin concertos of all time, wherein Barber’s signature lyricism tugs on heartstrings through his haunting, melancholic melodies.
PROGRAM
Samuel Barber: Violin Concerto
Dmitri Shostakovich: Symphony No. 4
ARTISTS
Giancarlo Guerrero, conductor
Stella Chen, violin
SPONSORS
CSO Season Sponsor: Western & Southern