[Cancelled by the Venue] Symphonic IV: Pathways to Peace, Prokofiev

https://www.berkeleysymphony.org/events/gershwin-zimmermann/

Observing the 75th anniversary of the end of World War II, we contemplate our ideas of peace. British composer Roxanna Panufnik meshes Christian, Jewish and Islamic music traditions to tell the story of Abraham and Isaac in Three Paths to Peace. In a world premiere, Derrick Spiva’s music encourages us to spread joy and peace. We end with Sergei Prokofiev’s Symphony No. 5, about which the composer wrote: “I conceived of it as glorifying the grandeur of the human spirit … praising the free and happy man - his strength, generosity, and the purity of his soul.”