Concert

Symphonic
World Cup

Saturday, June 6, 2026 at 7:30 p.m.
Sunday, June 7, 2026 at 2:30 p.m.

California Theatre,
San Jose, CA

Concert Length
Approx. 1 hr 50 min. with intermission

Music Notes occur one hour prior to the concert in the auditorium.

Artists

  • Lidiya Yankovskaya, conductor
    Katherine Siochi, harp
    Symphony San Jose

Program

  • Carl Nielsen

    Helios Overture

  • Alberto Ginastera

    Harp Concerto

  • Dmitri Shostakovich

    Symphony No. 5

About This Performance

The FIFA 2026 World Cup comes to Santa Clara County, but before any of the globe’s greatest soccer players hit the pitch, Symphony San Jose’s all-star musicians will showcase a line-up of international greats of their own.

This concert features the Symphony’s first performance of a work by Denmark’s most prominent composer, Carl Nielsen, as he recounts the ancient myth of Helios.

From Argentina, Ginastera’s concerto that brought the harp out from its clichéd angelic past and into the forefront of solo virtuosity. Internationally acclaimed Katherine Siochi, widely recognized as one of the leading harpists of her generation, brings this fiery work to life.

We conclude the program in Russia with Shostakovich’s heroic masterpiece, written as a defiant tribute against Stalin’s oppressive regime, his greatest symphony remains a beacon of hope for the future of all mankind.