Tag Archives: Prokofiev
Prokofiev and Shostakovich – Masterworks 1
Written by Neil Kurtzman | 24th July 2026The program notes for the Lubbock Symphony Orchestra’s first Masterworks concert of the 2026-27 season (September 3) are below. The text that appears in the program may be modified from that which appears here. Tickets can be purchased online. The Composers and the Stalinist Regime Sergei Prokofiev and Dmitri Shostakovich were the two greatest Soviet…
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LA Phil Plays Yi, Tchaikovsky, and Prokofiev
Written by Neil Kurtzman | 10th December 2017Passing through LA I noticed that the local band was playing on my only free afternoon – Sunday December 10. It’s appropriate that the concert hall in La La Land is named after the creator and voice of Mickey Mouse. There were three numbers on the program. The 8 minute opener was Antiphony by the…
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Roman Rabinovich Opens Lubbock Symphony Orchestra Season
Written by Neil Kurtzman | 24th September 2010Twenty Four year old Israeli pianist Roman Rabinovich will open the Lubbock Symphony Orchestra’s 2010-2011 season with a performance of Prokofiev’s 3rd Piano Concerto. Maestro Tomasz Golka will also conduct Smetana’s Overture to the Bartered Bride and Tchaikovsky’s Symphony #6. Below is a complete performance of the Prokofiev concerto with the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra recorded…
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