CSO at Wheaton: Mahler 4

Mar 22, 2024

Overview

Susanna Mälkki conducts a thought-provoking program anchored by Gustav Mahler’s Fourth Symphony. This celestial score, which includes a cryptic dance of death, is announced with sleigh bells and a rustic melody that ends with a child’s view of heaven, delivered here by soprano Ying Fang. Principal Flute Stefán Ragnar Höskuldsson is the soloist in a newly commissioned concerto written for him by the esteemed Lowell Liebermann.

Program
Wagner

Prelude to Act I of Lohengrin

Liebermann

Flute Concerto No. 2 [World Premiere, CSO Commission]

Mahler

Symphony No. 4

Performers
Conductor
Principal Flute
The Erika and Dietrich M. Gross Principal Flute Chair
Soprano

Extras

Enhance your concert experience with this additional event.

Preconcert Conversation

Explore the music in a free preconcert conversation featuring Daniel Schlosberg in Armerding Concert Hall 75 minutes before the performance. The talk will last approximately 30 minutes. No additional tickets are needed.

Sponsors

Support for the CSO at Wheaton series is provided by Megan and Steve Shebik.


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