Mahler’s Symphony No. 6

An epic orchestral journey, Mahler’s Symphony No. 6 exemplifies his ambition to “embrace the whole.” Deathly foreboding marches give way to ecstatic outpourings of love for his wife Alma, together with a dark carnival of a “Scherzo” and a sunlit lyrical interlude evoking peaceful Alpine meadows. The symphony’s theatrical and dramatic finale culminates in titanic “hammer blows of fate” that are said to represent tragic milestones in Mahler’s life.

Sponsored by Pat Zimmerman and Paul Dinu

• MAHLER Symphony No. 6 in A minor, “Tragic”

This concert will have no intermission.