Newark, NJ USA

Rachmaninov: Symphony No. 2
Shostakovich: Symphony No. 5

Conrad Tao, piano
New Jersey Symphony
Xian Zhang, conductor

Sergei Rachmaninoff Piano Concerto No. 2
No piece has introduced and won more people to classical music than Rachmaninoff’s magnificent work for piano and orchestra.

Dmitri Shostakovich Symphony No. 5
When Shostakovich’s Fifth received a half-hour standing ovation at its premiere, the world knew that a classic was born—and it remains a landmark work for the virtuoso orchestra.