Prieto Returns: Shostakovich No. 5
Thursday, October 22, 2026 · 9:30 PM CDT · Orpheum Theater · New Orleans, LA
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Carlos Miguel Prieto, Conductor Aubree Oliverson, violin REVUELTAS: Suite from Redes PROKOFIEV: Violin Concerto No. 2 INTERMISSION SHOSTAKOVICH: Symphony No. 5 DURATION: Approximately 90 minutes, including intermission. Buy Tickets Carlos Miguel Prieto returns to the podium for a compelling program of 20th-century orchestral works. The evening opens with Revueltas’s Suite from Redes, rich in rhythmic vitality and cinematic color, followed by Prokofiev’s Violin Concerto No. 2, a work of lyricism and sharp-edged brilliance featuring violin soloist Aubree Oliverson. Shostakovich’s Symphony No. 5 brings the program to a powerful close, its sweeping drama and emotional intensity offering a monumental conclusion under Prieto’s leadership. Doors: 6:00pm /// Concert: 7:30pm A pre-concert talk will take place from 6:30pm to 7:00pm.
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