Surrealism and Songs of a Revolution

Strife and battle occur in Shostakovich's musical depiction of the precursor to the Russian Revolution in his Symphony No. 11, 'The Year 1905'. Superstar pianist Marc-André Hamelin joins the Symphony in Rachmaninoff's Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini, an exhilarating joyride of keyboard pyrotechnics, melodic passion, and humor. Additionally, hear South Korean composer Donghoon Shin's Kafka's Dream, inspired by a colorfully surreal story by Jorge Luis Borges.