By JOHN W. BARKER

With Madison Symphony Orchestra, Midori plays Shostakovich with eloquence and passion

Midori clearly believes in [Shostakovich's Piano Concerto No. 1] passionately, and she throws herself into performing it with total commitment. To be sure, she does not downplay the bravura demands of the long and fearsome cadenza that ends the third of the four movements. But it is her emotional involvement, rather than mere virtuosic display, that makes her performance so eloquent.