Maestro Abbado Conducts Prokofieff’s Fifth

The guest conductor compares Russian contemporaries Prokofieff and Shostakovich

By Lois Reitzes

Atlanta, Ga – Italian conductor and Artistic Partner of the Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra Roberto Abbado conducts the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra's performance of Prokofieff's Fifth Symphony this weekend. He recently spoke with WABE's Lois Reitzes about the work's place in Russian classical music and what it brings to contemporary audiences.

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