ConcertPulse
Anna Vinnitskaya | MCO Academy | Mahler Chamber Orchestra | Elim Chan
Shostakovich and Prokofiev often faced Soviet art critics, but quickly appeased them. Prokofiev with his heroic Fifth Symphony, and Shostakovich with his highly virtuosic 2nd Piano Concerto, brilliantly performed by Russian pianist Anna Vinnitskaya. Vinnitskaya, who won the ECHO Klassik award in 2014 for her recording of the concerto, now performs it with the Mahler Chamber Orchestra. Prokofiev's 5th Symphony, composed in 1944, also displays combative traits, reflecting the Soviet army's impending victory.
