20102011 SEASON GUIDE - Winnipeg Symphony Orchestra

OCTOBER 29, 30 I 8:00 PM
“Fialkowska’s playing is noted by her flawless, dazzling technique, while her
melodies are perfectly spun in a delicate singing style. With the Chopin, she was
in total control, utterly secure and intensely musical.”
– Seattle Post-Intelligencer
We celebrate Chopin’s 200 th anniversary with Janina Fialkowska, one of Canada’s
leading pianists. Having a career that was first launched in 1974 by the legendary
Arthur Rubinstein, Fialkowska has enchanted audiences with her lyrical sound,
sterling musicianship and profound sense of musical integrity.
Composed in 1944 as WWII hostilities were ending, Prokofiev’s Symphony No. 5
has been acclaimed as one of the 20 th Century’s true masterworks...and one of its
most popular. It was conceived by Prokofiev as “a symphony of the greatest of the
human spirit, a song of praise of free and happy mankind!”
We also salute Manitoba’s senior composer Robert Turner. Composed in 1987,
Shades of Autumn is an evocative soundscape of the fall season, with its colours
and hues painted in the composer’s uniquely personal style.
Alexander Mickelthwate, conductor
Janina Fialkowska, piano
MASTERWORKS : A
Robert Turner: Shades of Autumn
Chopin: Piano Concerto No 2 in F minor
Prokofiev: Symphony No. 5 in B-flat major
PRE -CONCERT CHAT: Hosted by music director Alexander Mickelthwate
or guest conductors on the Piano Nobile Level at 7:15 pm.
Photo: Janina Fialkowska
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