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Dark Passions and Triumph: Shostakovich’s Tenth Symphony
Jan. 9, 7:30 p.m. | Jan. 10, 5:30 p.m.
About the Concert

Friday, January 9, 2026, 7:30 p.m.  
Saturday, January 10, 2026, 5:30 p.m. 

Hilbert Circle Theatre

Conductor Kevin John Edusei and pianist (and IU Jacobs School of Music professor) Sofya Gulyak perform Rachmaninoff’s dazzling Piano Concerto No. 1, and Shostakovich’s dramatic Symphony No. 10 reveals a haunting yet triumphant tale of survival and resilience.  

Program

Kevin John Edusei, conductor
Sofya Gulyak, piano

Sergei Rachmaninoff   |   1873–1943

Concerto No. 1 in F-sharp Minor for Piano and Orchestra, Op. 1

        Vivace
        Andante
        Allegro vivace
               Sofya Gulyak, Piano

INTERMISSION—Twenty Minutes

Dmitri Shostakovich   |   1906–1975

    Symphony No. 10 in E Minor, Op. 93

        Moderato
        Allegro
        Allegrette
        Andante - Allegro


Program Notes
Sergei Rachmaninoff
Concerto No. 1 in F-sharp Minor for Piano and Orchestra, Op. 1
Dmitri Shostakovich
Symphony No. 10 in E Minor, Op. 93
Biographies
Kevin John Edusei
Conductor
Sofya Gulyak
Piano