WSO-Cleveland-Mar 22

March 22
Mahler’s Fourth Symphony

Mahler’s Fourth Symphony paints an uplifting picture of the afterlife, a child’s vision of heaven as a place filled with earthly delights and tuneful melodies. Here it is paired with Ces belles années… (Those good years), a new work by esteemed French-American composer Betsy Jolas, which reveals hidden allusions to the classic “Happy Birthday” tune within its sparkling and wondrous soundworld.

CONDUCTOR

Daniel Harding

ARTIST

Liv Redpath, soprano

Betsy Jolas

Ces belles années… [U.S. Premiere, TCO Co-Commission]

Gustav Mahler

Symphony No. 4 in G