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Dvořák’s Eighth

Bohemian Dreams

📍 This event takes place at Powell Hall

🕒 1 hour, 40 minutes (including intermission)

Saturday, Dec 5, 2026, 7:30pm Get Tickets

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Program

Dinis Sousa, conductor
Jeremy Denk, piano  

Kaija Saariaho Lumière et Pesanteur (Light and Gravity)
Béla Bartók Piano Concerto No. 2
Antonin Dvořák Symphony No. 8 

About this Concert

Inspired by the rolling hills, bird calls, and peaceful charm of the Bohemian countryside, Dvořák weaves together an array of vibrant folk songs and wistful pastoral melodies in his beloved Eighth Symphony. Kaija Saariaho’s ethereal Lumière et Pesanteur adds to the ambience in this dazzling program led by Portuguese conductor Dinis Sousa in his SLSO debut. MacArthur Genius Fellowship awardee and Avery Fisher Prize recipient Jeremy Denk takes on Bartók’s fiery Piano Concerto No. 2, delivering inimitable expressive power.

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Dinis Sousa

Conductor

Jeremy Denk

Piano

Musicians of the SLSO

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Dinis Sousa makes his SLSO debut conducting music filled with rolling hills and sunlight, and pianist Jeremy Denk intensifies every note of Bartók’s powerful piano concerto. 

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