MasterWorks III: 100 Years of Shostakovich

November 7, 2026 7:30 PM –9:30 PM

Overview

Music director finalist Mélisse Brunet describes this program as so exciting that “it will be very hard to stay seated.” Colorful, virtuosic solos and driving rhythms define this theatrical program, spanning diverse backgrounds in a high energy performance.

Horacio Fernández’s “Salsa” from Tumbao opens the concert with music rooted in dance. Originally written for solo piano to accompany dancers, the work has been expanded into a full orchestral setting, drawing on salsa, bachata, merengue, and reggaetón to create a sound that is immediate, physical, and driven by groove.

Written just one year after the famous Rhapsody in Blue, George Gershwin’s Piano Concerto in F broadens the composer’s voice, further incorporating jazz into a large-scale symphonic form. The result is a work that is both technically demanding and unmistakably American in character. Piano soloist Spencer Myer returns to the Canton Symphony for this performance.

Dmitri Shostakovich’s Symphony No. 1 closes the program, marking the 100th anniversary of its premiere in 1926. Written as a graduation work, the symphony foreshadows the composer’s distinct voice, blending sharp wit, satire, and intensity.

PROGRAM

Salso from “Tambao” - Horacio Fernández

Piano Concerto in F - George Gershwin

Intermission

Symphony No. 1 - Dmitri Shostakovich

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MasterWorks III: 100 Years of Shostakovich
Canton Zimmermann Symphony Center 2331 17th Street Northwest Canton , Ohio 44708
(330) 452-2094
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