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Njso: Mahler's First Symphony: "titan" at Prudential Hall
Courtesy of Angela Thomas | Posted on February 4, 2015
Where
Prudential Hall
1 Center Street
Newark, NJ
Map
(973) 642-8989
When
Fri, March 13, 2015
8:00 pm
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Musicians
About
Jacques Lacombe, conductor
Kirill Gerstein, piano (pictured left)
New Jersey Symphony Orchestra
Bernstein: Symphony No. 2, "The Age of Anxiety"
Mahler: Symphony No. 1, "Titan"
Is it a symphony? Is it a concerto? Bernstein’s “Age of Anxiety” combines the best of both genres into a theatrical musical narrative for solo piano and orchestra. It’s enthralling listening, especially with the charismatic Kirill Gerstein at the keyboard. Scored for massive orchestra, Mahler’s First Symphony moves effortlessly between intimacy and grandeur, heralding the arrival of a symphonic master....