Mahler “peacefully bids farewell to the world” is how the composer’s protégé Bruno Walter described the finale to his Ninth Symphony. This valedictory score contains the many hallmarks of Mahler’s symphonies — their grand scale, profound emotions and folk dance themes — capped by an ethereal finale that achieves a sense of transcendent rapture.
Symphony No. 9
Explore the music in the free preconcert conversation featuring Max Raimi in Orchestra Hall 75 minutes before the performance. The conversation will last approximately 30 minutes. No additional tickets are needed.
These concerts are generously sponsored by the Zell Family Foundation.
Coming to retailers worldwide summer 2023, Contemporary American Composers is the Orchestra’s highly anticipated next installment on its award-winning CSO Resound label. The album showcases captivating works by living composers, including Jessie Montgomery’s meditation for orchestra, Hymn for Everyone; Max Raimi’s Three Lisel Mueller Settings with mezzo-soprano Elizabeth DeShong, and Philip Glass’ electrifying Eleventh Symphony.