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Shostakovich’s Ninth Symphony & Yoonshin Song
Jones Hall for the Performing Arts · Houston
6 Nov 2026
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Production
Orchestral Symphony Concert
Shostakovich’s Ninth Symphony & Yoonshin Song – Jones Hall for the Performing Arts, Houston
- Date
- Friday, 6 November 2026
- Time
- 19:30
- Duration
- 02:00
- Venue
- Jones Hall for the Performing Arts
- Address
- 615 Louisiana St, Houston, TX 77002, USA
- City
- Houston
- Organisation
- Houston Symphony
About this event
This Houston Symphony Classical Series concert presents a dynamic program of Russian and Soviet masterworks. The performance opens with Khachaturian's Suite from the Ballet Gayane, followed by Prokofiev’s Violin Concerto No. 2, a staggering musical journey charged with brooding drama and high-energy virtuosity, featuring Concertmaster Yoonshin Song. After intermission, the orchestra offers Shostakovich’s mischievous Ninth Symphony—renowned for its irreverent humor and biting irony—before concluding with Borodin’s tuneful and vibrant Polovtsian Dances. Approximate duration is 120 minutes including a 20-minute intermission; recommended for ages 6 and up.
Cast & creative
- Y
Violin
Yoonshin Song 
Conductor
Emmanuel TjeknavorianConductor
Emmanuel TjeknavorianConductor
Emmanuel TjeknavorianConductor
Emmanuel Tjeknavorian- A
Composer
Aram Khachaturian - S
Composer
Sergey Sergeyevich Prokofiev - D
Composer
Dmitri Dmitriyevich Shostakovich - A
Composer
Alexander Porfir'yevich Borodin