Stephen Johnson explores Mahler's First Symphony to uncover a world of musical memories. Read more ...

Two youthful artists beguiled the Seattle Symphony audience with their dynamic performances in a vibrant program that highlighted the similarities and contrasts between early works of two composers ...

Meet the winner of the Houston Symphony’s first Young Composer Competition, and hear the music of tomorrow with a performance of the winning piece. Then, Mahler’s titanic Symphony No. 1 takes ...

The fourth movement springs suddenly, like a lightening bolt from a dark cloud. It is simply the cry of a deeply wounded heart. Audiences in Gustav Mahler's time didn't know what to make of his music.

This symphony was the one to which Mahler attached the greatest importance – he conducted more performances himself of this than he did of any of his other, later works. Originally it had five ...

Music Director Brett Mitchell launches his tenure with the massive orchestral force of Mahler’s monumental “Titan” Symphony, topping off a grandiose performance by International Tchaikovsky ...

Yet Dudamel's stats can still be staggering. He told me recently he was 11 when he played his first Mahler symphony and 16 when he took the podium to conduct Mahler. "My first big piece was Mahler's ...

Andrew Crust has chosen a powerful finale for his second season as the Vermont Symphony Orchestra’s music director, Gustav Mahler’s Symphony No. 1, sometimes called “Titan.” “You know, it’s a massive ...

Several big works, both new and old, will define the Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra's 2025-26 season. The first full season led by Maestro Jun Märkl as music director will include all four of Sergei ...