Two 20th century Russian contemporaries, both of whom suffered under the Soviet system and were time and again victims of the "cultural policy" of the dictatorship.

Prokofiev, who had returned to his homeland from the West in the hope of gaining recognition, originally composed this work as the soundtrack for Eisenstein's film of the same title.

Shostakovich's Symphony No. 5 is one of his most important orchestral works. As he directs these two compositions, the concert's Russian-Tatar conductor will be operating in his most familiar area.

Place: Palace of Arts Budapest

Address: 1095 Budapest, Komor Marcell utca 1.