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Mahler 1

Oct 26-28, 2023
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Overview

Mahler’s First Symphony unfolds with the elemental sounds of nature, foot-stomping folk dances and a stormy but ultimately heroic finale. Conductor Nikolaj Szeps-Znaider opens with the symphony’s original second movement, Blumine, notable for its gentle trumpet serenade. Distinguished cellist Jian Wang takes center stage for Bloch’s stirring “Hebraic Rhapsody.”

Program
Mahler

Blumine

Bloch

Schelomo

Mahler

Symphony No. 1

Bach

 Prelude from Cello Suite No. 1 in G Major, BWV 1007 [Oct. 28 Encore]
Jian Wang cello

Extras

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Preconcert Conversation

Explore the music in a free preconcert conversation featuring Carl Grapentine in Orchestra Hall 75 minutes before the performance. The talk will last approximately 30 minutes. No additional tickets are needed.

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Hailed was “warmly expansive” and “beautifully played” (Chicago Tribune), Bernard Haitink leads the Chicago Symphony Orchestra in Gustav Mahler’s titanic Symphony No. 1 in this acclaimed recording on CSO Resound.

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