Mahler Symphony No. 4 | Boston, Symphony Hall, & the BSO in 1900
Lorelei Ensemble
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Ebru Yildiz
Mahler Symphony No. 4 | Boston, Symphony Hall, & the BSO in 1900
- +Pre-concert Talk
The BSO begins the exploration of Boston in 1900 with two pieces that were composed at the same time Symphony Hall was being built.
Influenced by impressionist painting and finished in 1899, Debussy’s three contrasting Nocturnes — Nuages (“Clouds”), Fêtes (“Holidays”), and Sirènes (“Sirens”) — paint magnificently colorful musical scenes, with Boston’s premier all-women vocal group the Lorelei Ensemble joining the orchestra in the haunting final movement.
Composed in 1900, Mahler's Symphony No. 4 lives on the sunnier side of his repertoire, but nonetheless vacillates between morbid and triumphant, seductive and serene. The final movement features solo soprano in a beguiling setting of the folk poem “Heavenly Life."
The BSO begins the exploration of Boston in 1900 with two pieces that were composed at the same time Symphony Hall was being built.
Influenced by impressionist painting and finished in 1899, Debussy’s three contrasting Nocturnes — Nuages (“Clouds”), Fêtes (“Holidays”), and Sirènes (“Sirens”) — paint magnificently colorful musical scenes, with Boston’s premier all-women vocal group the Lorelei Ensemble joining the orchestra in the haunting final movement.
Composed in 1900, Mahler's Symphony No. 4 lives on the sunnier side of his repertoire, but nonetheless vacillates between morbid and triumphant, seductive and serene. The final movement features solo soprano in a beguiling setting of the folk poem “Heavenly Life."
The BSO begins the exploration of Boston in 1900 with two pieces that were composed at the same time Symphony Hall was being built.
Influenced by impressionist painting and finished in 1899, Debussy’s three contrasting Nocturnes — Nuages (“Clouds”), Fêtes (“Holidays”), and Sirènes (“Sirens”) — paint magnificently colorful musical scenes, with Boston’s premier all-women vocal group the Lorelei Ensemble joining the orchestra in the haunting final movement.
Composed in 1900, Mahler's Symphony No. 4 lives on the sunnier side of his repertoire, but nonetheless vacillates between morbid and triumphant, seductive and serene. The final movement features solo soprano in a beguiling setting of the folk poem “Heavenly Life."
Fri, Oct 3
Pre-concert Talk by Robert Kirzinger
Pre-concert Talk by Robert Kirzinger
Concert Start
Concert Start
Supported by
Thursday evening's concert is generously supported by June and Jeffrey Wolf.
Curated Cocktails
This October, stop by any of our bars and raise a glass to 125 years of artistry and innovation. Inspired by the spirit of 1900s Boston and the founding of Symphony Hall, the new limited-edition craft cocktails by Jackson Cannon celebrate the living legacy of the world’s first democratic concert hall. Cheers to the music, the moments, and the next 125 years.
Curated Cocktails
This October, stop by any of our bars and raise a glass to 125 years of artistry and innovation. Inspired by the spirit of 1900s Boston and the founding of Symphony Hall, the new limited-edition craft cocktails by Jackson Cannon celebrate the living legacy of the world’s first democratic concert hall. Cheers to the music, the moments, and the next 125 years.
Supported by
Saturday evening’s concert is generously supported by Jim Aisner, in memory of his wife, Virginia Simpson Aisner.
Saturday evening’s performance by Nikola Hillebrand is generously supported by Carmine A. and Beth V. Martignetti.
Curated Cocktails
This October, stop by any of our bars and raise a glass to 125 years of artistry and innovation. Inspired by the spirit of 1900s Boston and the founding of Symphony Hall, the new limited-edition craft cocktails by Jackson Cannon celebrate the living legacy of the world’s first democratic concert hall. Cheers to the music, the moments, and the next 125 years.
