Gustav Mahler’s symphonies have changed the way we think about music and his Fourth Symphony is a masterpiece of joy and childlike wonder that evokes the gates of heaven. Conductor Manfred Honeck makes his triumphant return in a program of orchestral gems from his homeland, Austria.

Overture to Die Fledermaus (1874)
Johann Strauss II (1825-1899)
Approx. Duration: 9 minutes

Symphony No. 93 in D major (1791)
Joseph Haydn (1732-1809)
Approx. Duration: 24 minutes

Adagio – Allegro assai
Largo cantabile
Menuetto – Allegro
Finale: Presto ma non troppo

-Intermission-

Symphony No. 4 in G major (1899-1900)
Gustav Mahler (1860-1911)
Approx. Duration: 54 minutes

Bedächtig. Nicht eilen (Deliberately. Not rushed)
In gemächlicher Bewegung. Ohne Hast (In easy motion. Without haste)
Ruhevoll (Serene)
Sehr behaglich (Very leisurely)