NY Phil: Rouvali Conducts Prokofiev & Shostakovich

New York Philharmonic

Thursday, February 20, 2025 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (EST)

Wu Tsai Theater at David Geffen Hall, Lincoln Center, New York, NY, United States

$100-$265

Seong-Jin Cho, piano
Santtu-Matias Rouvali, conductor

Sergei Prokofiev — Piano Concerto No. 2 in G minor, Op. 16
Dmitri Shostakovich — Symphony No. 15 in A major, Op. 141
Andrew Cornall / Dmitri Shostakovich — Moscow, Cheryomushki Suite

Santtu-Matias Rouvali leads the Orchestra in Shostakovich's final symphony, an optimistic work full of quotations from his own and others' music, including humorous evocations of Rossini's William Tell Overture. Seong-Jin Cho—already one of the most admired pianists of his generation" (Bachtrack)—is the soloist in Prokofiev's fiendishly virtuosic Piano Concerto No. 2.

Runs Feb. 20-22.

About New York Philharmonic

https://nyphil.org/

About Seong-Jin Cho, piano

Pianist Seong-Jin Cho, with his innate musicality and overwhelming talent, is admired globally as one of his generation's leading artists. His thoughtful and poetic, assertive and tender, virtuosic and colorful playing is driven by an impressive natural sense of balance.

https://seongjin-cho.com/