Beethoven's Eroica Symphony

Michael Francis conducts the symphony that changed all symphonies, Beethovens monumental Third. No one had heard anything like it before. The work was originally called Bonaparte after Napoleon, but a disgruntled Beethoven hastily changed the title to Eroica, meaning heroic. Pianist Natasha Paremski returns to perform Shostakovichs Piano Concerto No. 2, a glorious work that breaks free from the oppression of communist rule after the death of Stalin. The program starts with the evocative Chairman Dances: Foxtrot for Orchestra, composed by American John Adams and inspired by President Nixons trip to China.