Lutosławski weaves Polish folk tunes into a tapestry of explosive emotion, and Prokofiev tests the piano’s power with blazing intensity. 

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Elim Chan Conducts
Aristo Sham Piano  

PROKOFIEV Piano Concerto No. 2 in G minor 
LUTOSŁAWSKI Concerto for Orchestra   

A kaleidoscope of dazzling orchestral colors, Lutosławski’s Concerto for Orchestra celebrates the musical traditions of the composer’s native Poland. But rather than using Polish folk tunes as a springboard for nostalgia or nationalism, Lutosławski weaves them together into a modernist tapestry of explosive emotion — from the sinister drumbeats that drive the opening dance to a finale of electrifying joy.  

Aristo Sham — gold medalist at the 2025 Van Cliburn International Piano Competition in Fort Worth — makes his DSO debut performing the Mount Everest of piano music: Prokofiev’s Piano Concerto No. 2. A work of blazing intensity that tests the piano’s boundaries, Prokofiev’s concerto proves the perfect showcase for Sham, whose performances call to mind “a chorus line of lightning bolts” (Gramophone). 

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Elim Chan

Conductor

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Aristo Sham

Piano

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