Vänskä Conducts Mahler's Titan Symphony
About This Concert:
No first symphony has ever rocked the world like Mahler’s stunning Titan—joyous and bold, the composer’s audacious wish to embrace all of humanity in a single piece of music.
- Minnesota Orchestra
- Osmo Vänskä, conductor
- Erin Keefe, violin
WEILL
Violin Concerto
MAHLER
Symphony No. 1, Titan
Fun Facts:
- Gustav Mahler wrote his Symphony No. 1 on the inspiration of simple German folk tunes and poetry, and turned that into a fabulously colorful tapestry for brass, strings, winds and percussion, and perhaps the most daring first symphony of any composer.
- Kurt Weill, who composed Broadway superhits like “Mack the Knife,” also wrote dozens of concert works as a young man in his native Germany.
- Weill shed no tears when he left Germany for America, and said, “The moment I landed here I felt as though I’d come home.”
- When Erin Keefe was young, her father wanted her to study piano, but the front door of their house wasn’t big enough to move a piano in, so violin it was.
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About This Concert:
No first symphony has ever rocked the world like Mahler’s stunning Titan—joyous and bold, the composer’s audacious wish to embrace all of humanity in a single piece of music.
- Minnesota Orchestra
- Osmo Vänskä, conductor
- Erin Keefe, violin
WEILL
Violin Concerto
MAHLER
Symphony No. 1, Titan
Fun Facts:
- Gustav Mahler wrote his Symphony No. 1 on the inspiration of simple German folk tunes and poetry, and turned that into a fabulously colorful tapestry for brass, strings, winds and percussion, and perhaps the most daring first symphony of any composer.
- Kurt Weill, who composed Broadway superhits like “Mack the Knife,” also wrote dozens of concert works as a young man in his native Germany.
- Weill shed no tears when he left Germany for America, and said, “The moment I landed here I felt as though I’d come home.”
- When Erin Keefe was young, her father wanted her to study piano, but the front door of their house wasn’t big enough to move a piano in, so violin it was.
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OH+ Concert activities on Thursday March 15 / 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!
Concert Preview featuring Ryan Webber
When: 10:15-10:35am Where: Auditorium Join Ryan Webber, adjunct professor of low brass at Bemidji State, for an engaging and informative look at the life and music of Weill and Mahler. This 30-minute concert preview is free; however, a concert ticket is required for entry.
Harp & Flute Duo
When: 10:15-10:45am Where: Target Atrium Enjoy a program of harp and flute duets played by Hannah Spivey and Ming-Hui Lin, two doctoral students from the University of Minnesota.
New Recording
When: Pre-concert & Intermission Where: Merchandise Cart & Box Office Purchase the new Mahler 6 CD before its official US release. Details »