The Symphony No. 5 by Swiss composer Arthur Honegger is a three-movement work for orchestra written in the autumn of 1950. Its subtitle Di tre re is a reference to the D (re) played by the solo timpani and basses at the end of each movement. It was commissioned by the Natalie Koussevitzky Foundation and first performed on March 9, 1951, by the Boston Symphony Orchestra under Charles Munch.
| Date of composition | 1950 |
| Premiered | 1951, March 9th in Boston, MA, United States |
| Dedicated to | Dedicated to Nathalie Koussevitzky |
| Type | Symphony |
| Tonality | D Minor |
| Catalogue | H 202 |
| Approx. duration | 24 minutes |
| Instruments | Orchestra |
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Arthur Honegger: Symphonie n°5 en ré mineur, H 202 "Di tre re" Arthur Honegger: Sinfonia n. 5 in re minore, H 202 "Di tre re" Arthur Honegger: Sinfonie Nr. 5 d-moll, H 202 "Di tre re" |