November 14 & 15 / Beethoven & Klebanov

Beethoven & Klebanov

Resilience & Remembrance


Performances

Friday, November 14, 2025

7:30 pm / Gallo Center for the Arts

Saturday, NOvember 15, 2025

7:30 pm / Gallo Center for the Arts

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About this Performance

Nicholas Hersh, conductor
Simone Porter, violin

This November, join us as we explore how music transcends cultures, history, and time to bring us together. Beethoven’s radiant Violin Concerto, featuring the brilliant Simone Porter, stands alongside the United States premiere of Dmitri Klebanov’s poignant Symphony No. 1 “In Memoriam Babi Yar”. The evening concludes with John Williams’ moving A Prayer for Peace—a timeless reminder of music’s power to inspire unity and hope.

Program

Ludwig van Beethoven: Violin Concerto in D Major, Op. 61

Dimitri Klebanov: Symphony No. 1 “In Memoriam Babi Yar” (U.S. Premiere)

John Williams: A Prayer for Peace

⏲: ~ 113 minutes


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