Conductor Jaap van Zweden leads the CSO in Mahler’s colossal Sixth Symphony. From the first ominous beat of the strings, the work builds to shocking intensity, full of soaring melodies and towering brass, abruptly contrasted by profoundly sweet interludes. It’s all the drama you need. In time, Mahler’s whole heartfelt world becomes obliterated by cataclysmic hammerblows.
Artists
Damon Gupton, conductor
Michelle Cann, piano
Program
DVOŘÁK: The Noon Witch
GREIG: Piano Concerto
STRAVINSKY: Scherzo à la russe
HONEGGER: Pastorale d’été
ELLINGTON: Black, Brown and Beige
