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Mäkelä Conducts Mahler 9

Oct 1-4, 2026
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Overview

Mahler’s last completed work, the Ninth Symphony, opens with a sighing farewell, but that’s just the start. The composer takes you on a journey through the depths of the human spirit, exploring all its beauty, bitterness and transcendence. Zell Music Director Designate Klaus Mäkelä galvanizes audiences with his Mahler interpretations, offering performances that are “exquisitely, sensitively and lovingly made” (Chicago Tribune).

Schedule
Program
Mahler

Symphony No. 9

Performers
Conductor
Zell Music Director Designate
Sponsors & Partners

These concerts are generously sponsored by Zell Family Foundation.


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