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