Ledwon Plays Shostakovich 

Guest conductor Paolo Bortolameolli leads the Omaha Symphony through a powerful program of Beethoven, Shostakovich, and Schoenberg. From the intensity of Egmont Overture to the fiery virtuosity of Cello Concerto No. 1 and the haunting beauty of Verklärte Nacht, this concert is a journey through passion and depth.

The Joslyn
Sunday, Mar 15 | 2:00 PM
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Artists

Paolo Bortolameolli Conductor More
Paul Ledwon Principal Cello More

Paul Ledwon*

Principal Cello

Paul Ledwon is currently principal cellist of the Omaha Symphony, a position he has held since 1999. His frequent solo appearances with the orchestra have included works by Haydn, Schumann, Shostakovich and Tchaikovsky. Ledwon began his musical training at the age of four on the piano and violin, discovering the cello a few years later. He studied with Hans Jorgen Jensen at Northwestern University, earning his Bachelor of Music with Distinction and his Master of Music with Program Honors. While a student at NU, he performed recitals annually in Evanston and in Detroit, for the Detroit Institute of Arts' subscription concert series. He was also a frequent soloist with Chicago area orchestras including the Northwestern and North Shore Chamber Orchestras, and performed at the master classes of such cellists as Anner Bylsma, Harvey Shapiro, John Sharp, Paul Katz, Lynn Harrell, and Mstislav Rostropovich. At this time, Ledwon was principal cellist of both the NU Symphony and the Chicago Symphony Civic Orchestras, as well as a substitute with the Chicago Symphony Orchestra. His summers included performing as principal with the Schleswig-Holstein (Germany) and Pacific Music Festival (Japan) orchestras. As a recipient of the prestigious Deutscher Akademischer Austauschdienst (DAAD) fellowship, Ledwon continued his…
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Program Info

  • BEETHOVEN: Egmont Overture

  • SHOSTAKOVICH: Cello Concerto No. 1

  • SCHOENBERG: Verklärte Nacht

For the respect and consideration of all Omaha Symphony patrons, children under 5 years of age are prohibited from attending this performance.

Music Director of the Ópera Nacional de Chile and Filarmónica de Santiago Paolo Bortolameolli joins the Omaha Symphony for a throughline of resplendent repertoire. Beethoven’s Egmont Overture bursts with intensity from the opening chord, only relinquishing its power at the very conclusion. Omaha Symphony Principal Cello Paul Ledwon takes on the gorgeous, fiery tightrope required by Shostakovich’s Cello Concerto No. 1. Finally, Schoenberg’s stunning, heartbreaking Verklärte Nacht concludes the afternoon with beauty, pain, and love, all emerging from the rich shadows and textures created purely from a string orchestra.

Join us before the concert!

11 a.m. & 12 p.m. All visitors are welcome to join a pre-concert art tour. Gallery Volunteers will facilitate conversations about works of art chosen for their thematic links to the musical program of the day. Gallery Stools provided.

1:15 p.m.-1:45 p.m. Symphony staff members will share insights about the musical program for this concert at Abbott Hall.

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