Carnegie Hall: Stern Auditorium/Perelman Stage57th Street and, 7th Ave, New York City, New York, 10019, United States
Dates/times in New York time zone
Programme
| Sciarrino, Salvatore (b. 1947) | La nuova Euridice secondo Rilke (NY Premiere) | |
| Mahler, Gustav (1860-1911) | Symphony no. 6 in A minor "Tragic" |
Performers
| Orchestra dell'Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia | |
| Sir Antonio Pappano | Conductor |
| Barbara Hannigan | Soprano |
Tragedy and rapture are the essence of Mahler’s Sixth Symphony. The storm-tossed finale’s three titanic hammer blows presaged personal tragedies in Mahler’s life, including his own mortal illness. Superstitious, he removed the third blow. But the symphony overflows with life-affirming joys as well, from peaceful memories of mountain pastures—listen for the cowbells—to the ecstatic portrait of his wife, Alma, that fills the first movement.
