The Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra: Steven Copes Plays Prokofiev’s First Violin Sonata 

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Change and
transformation are the equalizers of all humanity. With ethereal quietude and
steeliness, this sentiment carries through Ukrainian composer Zoltan Almashi’s “Mariupol”
(“Maria’s City”) for String Orchestra, an ode to the city of Mariupol
and the unwavering spirit of the Ukrainian people that underscores the
transformation of a city and a people forever changed. The ominous winds in
Sergei Prokofiev’s Violin Sonata No. 1, performed by Concertmaster Steven
Copes, speak across time to Almashi’s “Mariupol”, where the voices of
ancestors growl in the wind of the graveyard that once was a city.