Season Finale: Vänskä Conducts Mahler's Fourth
About This Concert:
The luminous soprano Carolyn Sampson joins us to perform Mahler’s Fourth—a quiet version of heaven where a child’s every dream comes true.
- Minnesota Orchestra
- Osmo Vänskä, conductor
- Carolyn Sampson, soprano
- R. Douglas Wright, trombone
- Kari Sundström, trombone
- Andrew Chappell, bass trombone
- Steven Campbell, tuba
STEPHENSON
Pillars, a Concerto for Low Brass [World Premiere]
MAHLER
Symphony No. 4
Fun Facts:
- One of the powerful foundations of our Orchestra is our rockstar low-brass section; Hidden in plain sight, these four gents are the best in the biz!
- Strauss’ contemporary Gustav Mahler wrote encouragingly for the brass in almost all of his 10 symphonies, giving glorious fanfares to them—though in his tender Symphony No. 4, Mahler gave pride of place to the strings and a solo soprano.
- The soprano in Mahler’s Fourth sings every exasperated parent’s dinnertime fantasy, as a child describes “good greens of every sort grow in the heavenly vegetable patch, good asparagus, string beans, and whatever we want!”
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About This Concert:
The luminous soprano Carolyn Sampson joins us to perform Mahler’s Fourth—a quiet version of heaven where a child’s every dream comes true.
- Minnesota Orchestra
- Osmo Vänskä, conductor
- Carolyn Sampson, soprano
- R. Douglas Wright, trombone
- Kari Sundström, trombone
- Andrew Chappell, bass trombone
- Steven Campbell, tuba
STEPHENSON
Pillars, a Concerto for Low Brass [World Premiere]
MAHLER
Symphony No. 4
Fun Facts:
- One of the powerful foundations of our Orchestra is our rockstar low-brass section; Hidden in plain sight, these four gents are the best in the biz!
- Strauss’ contemporary Gustav Mahler wrote encouragingly for the brass in almost all of his 10 symphonies, giving glorious fanfares to them—though in his tender Symphony No. 4, Mahler gave pride of place to the strings and a solo soprano.
- The soprano in Mahler’s Fourth sings every exasperated parent’s dinnertime fantasy, as a child describes “good greens of every sort grow in the heavenly vegetable patch, good asparagus, string beans, and whatever we want!”
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OH+ Concert activities on Thursday June 14 / see all upcoming OH+ events
Coffee Concert
When: Pre-concert Where: All lobby bars Enjoy complimentary coffee from Driven Coffee Roasters and donuts from A Baker's Wife Pastry Shop!