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Fall 2025 Program Notes: Prokofiev and Schubert

Prokofiev: Overture on Hebrew Themes, op. 34 Sergei Prokofiev’s Overture on Hebrew Themes from 1920 originated primarily from an unexpected reunion that occurred halfway around the world. Following the Russian Revolution of 1917, the 26-year-old Prokofiev toured the United States as a virtuoso pianist and a promoter of his original works, both to escape artistic persecution […]

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