Ledwon Plays Shostakovich 

Guest conductor Paolo Bortolameolli leads the Omaha Symphony through a powerful program of Beethoven, Shostakovich, and Schoenberg. From the intensity of Egmont Overture to the fiery virtuosity of Cello Concerto No. 1 and the haunting beauty of Verklärte Nacht, this concert is a journey through passion and depth.

The Joslyn
Sunday, Mar 15 | 2:00 PM
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Artists

Paolo Bortolameolli Conductor More
Paul Ledwon Principal Cello More

Program Info

  • BEETHOVEN: Egmont Overture

  • SHOSTAKOVICH: Cello Concerto No. 1

  • SCHOENBERG: Verklaerte Nacht

Music Director of the Ópera Nacional de Chile and Filarmónica de Santiago Paolo Bortolameolli joins the Omaha Symphony for a throughline of resplendent repertoire. Beethoven’s Egmont Overture bursts with intensity from the opening chord, only relinquishing its power at the very conclusion. Omaha Symphony Principal Cello Paul Ledwon takes on the gorgeous, fiery tightrope required by Shostakovich’s Cello Concerto No. 1. Finally, Schoenberg’s stunning, heartbreaking Verklaerte Nacht concludes the afternoon with beauty, pain, and love, all emerging from the rich shadows and textures created purely from a string orchestra.

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