June 14
Inspirations: Film/Classical

Drama abounds in Shostakovich’s score for The Great Citizen, a fictionalized biopic about a Bolshevik hero. In his Third Symphony, Prokofiev recycles music from his yet-to-be-staged supernatural opera The Fiery Angel. Walton’s searing and sumptuous Viola Concerto polarized early listeners but ended up launching his career. Gustavo Gimeno conducts with Principal Viola Jonathan Vinocour as soloist.