Pacific Symphony Youth Orchestra opens their season with Brahms' Academic Festival Overture, written on the occasion of Brahms receiving an honorary doctorate at the University of Breslau., and Symphony No. 5 by Shostakovich, now generally considered the greatest symphonist of the mid-twentieth century.
Pola Benke, conductor
Pacific Symphony Youth Orchestra
Program
JOHANNES BRAHMS: Academic Festival Overture
DMITRI SHOTAKOVICH: Symphony No. 5 in D minor, Op. 47
This evening’s performance is generously sponsored by Pacific Life Foundation.
Upcoming Dates & Times
November 25, 2025 | 7:00 PM
Upcoming Dates & Times
November 25, 2025 | 7:00 PM
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