Donald Runnicles conducts Mahler’s Fourth Symphony
Transforming moments
Escape into a world of ethereal melodies and captivating harmonies.
Duration
The concert will end at approximately 10pm (Wednesday. Friday and Saturday) and 3:30pm (Thursday). Latecomers might be admitted during a suitable break in the performance and will be guided to first available seats.
Pre-Concert
Join us for the pre-concert talk 45 minutes before the performance in the Northern Foyer, by Alastair McKean.
Concert Guide
Behind every great piece is a great story. Have a read through the concert guide to get all the details.
Mahler’s Fourth Symphony is full of radiance and beauty, brimming with a unique blend of sweetness and innocence.
Across four breathtaking movements, Donald Runnicles will once again create a vivid, spellbinding musical picture.
It’s the fourth movement that truly steals hearts. Mahler set to music a poem that depicts a child’s vision of heaven, where angels play and beauty reigns supreme. It is the ideal moment for Ying Fang, the soprano with a voice ‘that can stop time, pure and rich and open and consummately expressive’ (Financial Times), to make her Sydney debut.
Experience another side to Ying Fang’s extraordinary artistry when she performs orchestral songs by Richard Strauss. Beloved by singers and audiences alike for their exquisite poetry and sublime vocal lines, it is easy to understand why Ying Fang is already a favourite at New York’s Metropolitan Opera and major opera houses across Europe.
These performances will be nothing short of a revelation. Make sure you’re in the Concert Hall to share the experience.
Program
WEBERN Im Sommerwind
R STRAUSS Selected Songs:
Wiegenlied, Op.41 No.1
Morgen!, Op.27 No.4
Zueignung, Op.10 No.1
Die Nacht, Op.10 No.3
Allerseelen, Op.10 No.8
Muttertändelei, Op.43 No.2
MAHLER
Symphony No.4
Artists
DONALD RUNNICLES conductor
YING FANG soprano
Series Presenting Partner
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