SymphonyCast: Beethoven and Shostakovich

Artists:

Andrés Orozco-Estrada, conductor Martin Helmchen, piano Mark Hughes, trumpet

Program:

PIERRE JALBERT: Music of Air and Fire SHOSTAKOVICH: Concerto No. 1 for Piano, Trumpet and Strings BEETHOVEN: Symphony No. 3, Eroica DVOŘÁK: Symphony No. 8 Listen now

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