Aurora Orchestra 35th Regular Concert

The "Tenth" is one of the most popular of Shostakovich's 15 symphonies. Having previously performed Shostakovich's Fifth Symphony, Seventh Symphony "Leningrad," Ninth Symphony, and Twelfth Symphony "1917," the Aurora Orchestra next takes on this enigmatic masterpiece with its many codes and devices throughout the piece.
The first movement is sad and lyrical, tinged with tragedy. The second movement is full of fury, rushing through the piece like a storm. The third movement is a secret "musical love letter" from Shostakovich to his beloved Elmyra. The final movement is the most "weird" and self-mocking in the history of symphonic music. The message behind the cryptic symphony that Shostakovich has hidden in its sound. It is a small monologue from the heart of a citizen living in a modern society that does not allow him to express his joy, anger, sorrow, and pleasure as he desires.
It is a human drama of the 20th century, in which people are forced to live in a suffocating life in an inorganic concrete jungle, but still silently cry out "I want to live like a human being. This is an extremely personal story of Shostakovich, who has tended to be discussed only in terms of "music and politics. A song of inexpressible love. The end result of this fearless mixture of public and private, where Shostakovich encodes his private romantic feelings into a public work, a symphony, and sends it out into the world, can be heard in the performance on the day of the concert.

This concert will also feature "Gaîne," one of the most famous ballets of the 20th century. The parade of intense dance music, including the famous "Dance of the Sword" and other ethnic music from the unexplored Caucasus region, will be performed like a raging wave. The story also depicts a human drama of love and friendship, jealousy and conflict, regret and forgiveness, and a whirlwind of various emotions, woven by four men and women: Armen, a valiant hunter; his lover, Gaine; Georgy, a hunter who is best friends with Armen; and Aisha, whom Armen has a deep friendship with.

A silent symphony of love and a dance music of youths over love and friendship. The theme of this concert is "human drama of people who lived in the 20th century," and we hope that many of you will come to Sumida Triphony Hall in Kinshicho in the fragrant early summer to hear such stories on May 30, 2026.