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Chicago Symphony Orchestra

117 concerts

Founded in Chicago by conductor Theodore Thomas, the Chicago Symphony Orchestra became an international classical powerhouse under Fritz Reiner and Sir Georg Solti, famed for RCA “Living Stereo” best-sellers and acclaimed London Records recordings.

Baltimore Symphony Orchestra

97 concerts

Baltimore Symphony Orchestra, a leading Maryland cultural institution, has performed at Baltimore’s Joseph Meyerhoff Symphony Hall since 1982. Led by music director Marin Alsop, it’s known for acclaimed recordings, including Gershwin (Decca, 2010) and Bernstein (Naxos, 2017).

Mahler Symphony No. 4

6 concerts

Symphony No. 4 in G major by Gustav Mahler was composed between 1899 and 1900. It is the shortest and most lightly scored of his early symphonies, built around the 1892 song Das himmlische Leben, which presents a child's vision of heaven sung by a soprano soloist in the final movement.

Jonathon Heyward

23 concerts

Jonathon Heyward, born in Charleston, South Carolina, is an American conductor and cellist. He serves as Music Director of the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra and the Festival Orchestra of Lincoln Center. Heyward won the 2015 International Besançon Competition for Young Conductors and is recognized for making classical music accessible, championing new works, and leading diverse orchestras.

Mahler

16 concerts

Gustav Mahler, born in Bohemia, was an Austro-Bohemian Romantic composer and conductor. He crafted expansive, deeply expressive symphonies and song cycles, bridging 19th-century Romanticism with 20th-century modernism. Known for innovative orchestration and emotional depth, his celebrated works include Symphony No. 2 "Resurrection" and Symphony No. 8 "Symphony of a Thousand".

Susanna Malkki

8 concerts

A prominent Finnish conductor and cellist known for her expertise with contemporary composers and opera, who served as the chief conductor of the Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra and principal guest conductor of the Los Angeles Philharmonic.

Mahler's Symphony No. 6

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