PROGRAM
JULIA PERRY Study for Orchestra
ROBERT SCHUMANN Piano Concerto in A minor, Op. 54
GUSTAV MAHLER Symphony No. 1 in D major ("Titan")
Under the baton of conductor Osmo Vänskä, former music director of the Minnesota Orchestra, the Curtis Symphony Orchestra presents neoclassical composer, pianist, and conductor Julia Perry’s dynamic Study for Orchestra (originally titled A Short Piece for Orchestra when it premiered in Turin, Italy, in 1952).
The program continues with Schumann’s beloved Piano Concerto in A minor, one of the most widely performed and recorded piano concertos in the Romantic repertoire. The evening concludes with Mahler’s Symphony No. 1, “Titan,” considered one of the composer’s most accessible works, with its soaring melodies, thunderous crescendos, and triumphant conclusion.