May 16
Blomstedt Conducts Schubert & Brahms

Conductor Laureate Herbert Blomstedt leads two treasures of the German symphonic tradition, both indebted to earlier masters. Schubert spoke about the “haunting” influence of Mozart when he wrote his Fifth Symphony. Brahms worked on his First Symphony for more than 20 years, fretting obsessively about living up to Beethoven’s example.