Manitoba Music
Mendelssohn & Mahler
- Date
- Friday, Mar 14, 2014 at 8pm
- Performers
- Augustin Hadelich
Valdine Anderson
Winnipeg Symphony Orchestra - Location
- Centennial Concert Hall
- Address
- 555 Main Street, Winnipeg, MB, Canada
About
FRIDAY, MARCH 14 · 8:00 PM
SATURDAY, MARCH 15 · 8:00 PM
Mendelssohn: Violin Concerto in E minor
Mahler: Symphony No. 4
Mendelssohn’s eternally sweet-tempered Violin Concerto is one of the most popular violin concertos of all. From the passionate force of its opening through the rapturous melancholy of the second movement and athletic virtuosity of the finale, this concerto is one of the jewels of the literature.
Mahler’s Fourth Symphony is his most compact symphony, with music that is both touching and cheerful. Its last movement is based on a Wunderhorn song “Heavenly Life” and imagines a child’s view of heaven. Wide-eye innocence and wonder are found in the opening movement too.
Alexander Mickelthwate, conductor
Augustin Hadelich, violin
Valdine Anderson, soprano