Under the baton of Dallas Symphony Orchestra Music Director Jaap van Zweden, the

string section of the Civic Orchestra will shine in Shostakovich’s Chamber Symphony,

an expansion of his Eighth Quartet. This piece encapsulates Shostakovich’s life work,

quoting themes from previous compositions to form a musical autobiography.

The program closes with Tchaikovsky’s Fifth Symphony, which depicts ultimate victory

over strife.

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