June 3rd: Mahler 1 and Student Concerto
Mahler 1 and Student Concerto
Sunday, June 3, 2011, 3PM
2 PM pre-concert discussionThe Music Hall, Portsmouth, NH Tickets »
John Page, music director
Laurel Gagnon, student concerto soloist
PROGRAM
Sibelius · Violin Concerto
Laurel Gagnon, student concerto soloist
Mahler · Symphony No 1 in D major
OVERVIEW
Join the Portsmouth Symphony Orchestra under the direction of John Page for a performance of the first movement of Sibelius' Violin Concerto featuring the winner of our Seacoast Student Concerto contest, Laurel Gagnon. Also on the program will be Gustav Mahler's monumental Symphony No. 1 in D Major. Premiered in Budapest in 1889 and initially criticized for pushing the boundaries of the symphonic form with its length and expanded ranks, Mahler's first symphony has become one of his most enduring and popular works.
TICKETS
General: $20Senior: $18 (65 and over)
Student: $8 (college and under)
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