Alan Gilbert conducts the Gewandhaus Orchestra in the Great Concert. You will first hear Beethoven's Symphony No. 8 in F major, which was almost premiered in Leipzig. However, the turmoil of the Napoleonic Wars and Beethoven's dwindling hearing led him to cancel his visit to the city of music. After the interval, the 10th Symphony in E minor by Dmitri Shostakovich will be performed. A work in which the Russian composer reflects on his experiences under the Stalinist regime.