Meditations on love, loss and our deep yearning for human connection converge in an evening of heart-wrenching music.

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Kevin John Edusei Conducts
Nicolas “Nick” Kendall Violin
Charles Yang Violin
Ranaan Meyer Double Bass

KEVIN PUTS Contact Triple Concerto (DSO Premiere)
RACHMANINOFF Symphony No. 2 in E minor

Scarred by cold criticism after the premiere of his First Symphony, Rachmaninoff believed he’d never write another. But after a 10-year battle with creative self-doubt, his next symphony proved a triumphant success — a testament to the composer’s resilience and his ability to pierce the heart with music of profound beauty. With its aching lyricism and fevered sensuality, Rachmaninoff’s Symphony No. 2 embraces love and loss, passion and despair, while offering some of the most ravishing melodies ever written. 

But first, be astonished by the genre-busting musicians of Time for Three as they merge classical music, bluegrass and Bulgarian folk song in Kevin Puts’ Contact. Winner of the 2023 GRAMMY® Award for Best Contemporary Classical Composition, Contact explores our deep-seated yearning for human connection.

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Kevin John Edusei

Conductor

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Time for Three

Ensemble

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Be enchanted by Schubert’s haunting “Unfinished” Symphony, and explore the emotional depths and dizzying heights of Rachmaninoff’s Piano Concerto No. 1.

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Fabio Luisi Conducts  
Lise de la Salle Piano

HOVHANESS Symphony No. 2, “Mysterious Mountain”  
RACHMANINOFF Piano Concerto No. 1 in F-sharp minor 
SCHUBERT Symphony No. 8 in B minor, “Unfinished” 

The haunting atmosphere and enchanting melodies of Schubert’s Symphony No. 8 — his “Unfinished” Symphony — always cast a hypnotic spell. Why didn’t he ever complete the work? Explore this puzzling mystery as you experience Schubert’s symphony of light and shadow. 

Completed when Rachmaninoff was just 18, his Piano Concerto No. 1 already showcases the romantic fire and superhuman virtuosity associated with the Russian composer’s work. Lise de la Salle, a pianist who “calms nerves and soothes the soul” (Bachtrack), returns to the DSO to navigate this concerto’s emotional depths. 

A work of serene spirituality, Hovhaness’ Symphony No. 2, “Mysterious Mountain,” conjures the majesty of earth’s mountain ranges, which the composer saw as “symbols of man’s attempt to know God.” 

Come early to enjoy Happy Hour before the hour-long Thursday concert, performed without intermission. This performance does not include Hovhaness’ Symphony No. 2, “Mysterious Mountain.”

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Fabio Luisi

Music Director

Louise W. & Edmund J. Kahn Music Directorship

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Lise de la Salle

Piano

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Violinist Randall Goosby channels the ethereal poetry of Brahms in his DSO return, and Schumann pays tribute to spring’s blossoming beauty. 

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Matthias Pintscher Conducts
Randall Goosby Violin

SCHUMANN Symphony No. 1 in B-flat Major, “Spring”
BRAHMS Violin Concerto in D Major

Brahms may have taken 25 years to compose a violin concerto for his close friend Joseph Joachim, but it was well worth the wait. From moments of ethereal poetry to the foot-stomping finale inspired by Hungarian dance music, Brahms’ Violin Concerto unleashes the instrument’s expressive potential — making it the perfect vehicle for violinist Randall Goosby’s “simmering heat, polish and power” (Musical America). 

“However old one is,” Schumann wrote, “each year the longing for spring returns.” While winter’s reign continues outside, lose yourself in vivid dreams of springtime with Schumann’s Symphony No. 1. Evoking the blossoming of the season with radiant brass fanfares and sensuous serenades, Schumann pays tribute to nature’s awe-inspiring beauty and its miraculous cycle of renewal.

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Randall Goosby

Violin

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Sibelius sends the imagination soaring with music of fire and ice, while Vaughan-Williams and Brahms offer moments of mystery and mysticism.

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Matthew Halls Conducts  
Dallas Symphony Chorus – Anthony Blake Clark Chorus Director 

VAUGHAN WILLIAMS Fantasia on a Theme by Thomas Tallis 
BRAHMS Schicksalslied  
SIBELIUS Symphony No. 2 in D Major

With music of fire and ice, Sibelius’ Symphony No. 2 blurs the boundaries of musical storytelling. Sibelius considered his radiant symphony to be “a great river flowing to the sea,” but generations of Finns have heard in its glorious conclusion their country’s quest for freedom from Russian rule. As Sibelius’ symphony journeys through moments of serenity, turmoil and triumph, what will you hear? 

Vaughan Williams’ Fantasia on a Theme of Thomas Tallis opens the program, a tribute to sacred music of the English Renaissance teeming with mystery and mysticism. Then, the Dallas Symphony Chorus joins the Orchestra for Brahms’ Schicksalslied (Song of Destiny), which confronts suffering and despair with music of hope and consolation in a setting of Friedrich Hölderlin’s heaven-storming poem.

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Matthew Halls

Conductor

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Dallas Symphony Chorus

Chorus

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Anthony Blake Clark

Chorus Director

Jean D. Wilson Chair

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Mahler triumphs over despair in a symphonic coming-of-age journey, and renowned violinist Anne-Sophie Mutter returns to the DSO for a gripping world premiere.

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Fabio Luisi Conducts
Anne-Sophie Mutter Violin
Muriel Razavi Viola
Kian Soltani Cello 

GOLFAM KHAYAM  Triple Concerto for Violin, Viola and Cello (World Premiere)*
MAHLER Symphony No. 1 in D Major, “Titan” 

From its opening scene of bird song and morning mists to a final chorus of victory sung by an army of horns, Mahler’s First Symphony traces a captivating coming-of-age journey. Mirroring his own life experiences, Mahler’s music evokes scenes of sun-drenched meadows, a surreal funeral procession and triumph over despair and self-doubt. 

Legendary violinist Anne-Sophie Mutter — an artistic visionary who has enchanted music lovers around the globe for decades — returns to the DSO to kick off an evening of gripping musical storytelling. Mutter joins forces with violist Muriel Razavi and cellist Kian Soltani for the world premiere of a Triple Concerto by Golfam Khayam, whose vibrant tapestries of sound weave together the traditions of Persian and Western classical music. 

* Generously funded by the Norma and Don Stone New Music Fund

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Fabio Luisi

Music Director

Louise W. & Edmund J. Kahn Music Directorship

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Anne-Sophie Mutter

Violin

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Muriel Razavi

Violin

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