Tragedy entwines with passages of great beauty and calm in Mahler’s Sixth Symphony. Listen for the soaring “Alma theme” — a portrait of the composer’s wife — the sound of distant cowbells in alpine pastures. But in the last movement, listen for the hammer blows of fate, “the last of which fells [the hero] like the stroke of an axe,” Mahler said. He had originally indicated three strokes, but because of his superstitious nature, he eliminated one. Still, the number three turned out to be prophetic: his five-year old daughter Maria died of diphtheria, he resigned his post at the Vienna State Opera, and his life-threatening heart condition was diagnosed.
Join the Philharmonic and Semyon Bychkov — “the performance sizzled” The New York Times said of their recent collaboration — for this tour de force.
Semyon Bychkov won the Rachmaninov Conducting Competition at age 20, but after being denied the prize of conducting the Leningrad Philharmonic, he left the former Soviet Union two years later. By the time he returned in 1989 to be principal guest conductor of the Leningrad Philharmonic he had been recognized for his concerts with the Berlin Philharmonic and Amsterdam’s Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra, and had enjoyed success as music director of the Grand Rapids Symphony Orchestra and the Buffalo Philharmonic.
PERFORMANCE SCHEDULE:
THURSDAY @ 7:30 PM
FRIDAY & SATURDAY @ 8 PM
TUESDAY @ 7:30 PM
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Mahler's Symphony No. 6
First Preview: Feb 1, 2016
Opening Date: Feb 11, 2016
Closing Date: Feb 16, 2016
Running Time: 01:30
Playing @
David Geffen Hall
10 Lincoln Center Plaza, New York City, NY 10023-6970
Show Notes: No Intermission
Age Guidance: 13
Audience Advisory: There will be no late seating for this performance.
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Entrance
The New York Philharmonic's David Geffen Hall is on the north side of Lincoln Center, at Broadway and West 65th Street. The main entrances are on the north side of the main plaza, facing the fountain. -
Parking
Lincoln Center offers 24-hour secured indoor parking. Enter on 62nd or 65th Streets, between Columbus and Amsterdam Avenues. -
Wheelchair Info
David Geffen Hall is accessible to individuals with disabilities from the Josie Robertson Plaza and the North Plaza, as well as from the parking garage and the Concourse Level. -
Assisted Listening System
Infrared assistive listening devices (headsets and neck loops) available. See the House Manager on the orchestra level. A valid photo ID is needed to ensure return. -
Passenger Loading Zone
Columbus Avenue at 64th Street -
Restroom
Accessible men’s and women’s restrooms on plaza and orchestra levels. Accessible unisex restrooms on each tier. -
Water Fountain
All levels of hall. Cups available.
