Princeton Symphony: Prokofiev’s First Violin Concerto

Princeton Symphony Orchestra at Richardson Auditorium
Saturday, January 10, 2026 at 7:30 PM

Sunday, January 11. 2026 at 4:00 PM

Bulgarian-American violinist Bella Hristova has won international acclaim for her “expressive nuance and rich tone” (The New York Times). She performs Sergei Prokofiev’s lyrical first violin concerto. Andreia Pinto Correia’s 2018 work Ciprés explores themes of trees and water. The program concludes with Dmitri Shostakovich’s first symphony, an early work revealing the composer’s profound talent.

“She brought accomplished technique, penetrating sound and probing musicianship to Prokofiev’s Violin Concerto No. 2 in G minor…it was clear that we were hearing an artist in command of what she was doing.”
—Anthony Tommasini for The New York Times