The Emperor Concerto 

Andreas Delfs, conductor
Jorge Osorio, piano

SARAH KIRKLAND SNIDER  Something for the Dark
BEETHOVEN  Piano Concerto No. 5, “Emperor”
PROKOFIEV  Symphony No. 5

Join your RPO for an evening of heroic and moving music! Sarah Kirkland Snider’s Something for the Dark is a musical journey of adversity, growth, and hope. Astounding generations of audiences, Beethoven’s Piano Concerto is known for its grandeur and bold melodies. Written in Russia during the summer of 1944, Sergei Prokofiev’s Fifth Symphony is an uplifting composition that enthused the Soviet populace as their army marched toward a victorious campaign.