Two works share the San Antonio Symphony program this weekend with conductor Sebastian Lang Lessing: Shostakovich'sSymphony No.8 and Mozart's Piano Concerto No. 22 with soloist Michel Dalberto.
Audiences won't expect the romantic sounds of Ferruccio Busoni when they hear the Mozart - but the Italian master wrote cadenzas (solo passages within the concerto) that Dalberto will play.
"He [Busoni] was not only one of the great Italian pianists, but composers," says Michel. "These cadenzas are refreshing."
The introduction of the Shostakovich is also very rich and romantic - and the World War II work explores lots of colors and emtions throughout its five movements.
http://youtu.be/yGTneUj3Zv4
- Concerts are Friday and Saturday in the Majestic Theatre starting at 8pm. There's more at http://www.sasymphony.org/
You might enjoy this scene from the movie Amadeus, where the Piano Concerto #22 is used to nice effect:
http://youtu.be/sPngHl8KNV0