Jubilee Concerts: the Orchestra of Santa Cecilia will perform Shostakovich’s Fifth on November 3

On Sunday November 3, 2024, at 6pm in the Auditorium on Via della Conciliazione, the Orchestra of the Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia will perform Dmitri Shostakovich’s Fifth Symphony, conducted by Maestro Jader Bignamini, currently Musical Director of the Detroit Symphony Orchestra who will be making his debut with the Rome-based musicians. This is the third event of the musical series “Jubilee Concerts - Harmonies of Hope” being staged in preparation for the Holy Year and organized by the First Section of the Dicastery for Evangelization.

The Accademia di Santa Cecilia, one of the oldest musical institutions in the world, was founded by Pope Sixtus V in 1585. Its orchestra, considered one of the best in Europe, will perform Symphony No. 5 in four movements which was composed by Shostakovich in 1937. The symphony will last for around 45 minutes and will be performed by more than 90 members of the orchestra.

The composer described the work in the following terms: “The theme of my Symphony is the development of the individual. I considered this to be the central idea of ​​the work (...) the figure of man and all his sufferings ...”

Admission is free until all seats are taken. Tickets can be reserved through the official Jubilee website at the link:  https://events.iubilaeum2025.va/registration.