Baltimore Symphony: Sibelius Symphony No. 1
Saturday, October 21, 2023 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (EDT)
Joseph Meyerhoff Symphony Hall,
Baltimore,
MD,
United States
$15-$70
- Christine Goerke, soprano
- David Danzmayr, conductor
Anna Clyne
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This Midnight Hour
Samuel Barber — Andromache's Farewell, Op. 39
Jean Sibelius — Symphony No. 1 in E minor, Op. 39
Samuel Barber — Andromache's Farewell, Op. 39
Jean Sibelius — Symphony No. 1 in E minor, Op. 39
Conductor David Danzmayr returns to the BSO with his heart on his sleeve, leading a program capped by the First Symphony that Sibelius suffused with the hypnotic melodies and rhythms of Finnish folk poetry. Adapting an ancient Greek play, Samuel Barber, famous for the gut-wrenching Adagio for Strings, channels a mother's love and grief in a work that lets loose the enormous sonic and emotional range of soprano Christine Goerke. Anna Clyne brings her characteristic grasp of tone color and emotion in a work inspired by two sensuous poems.
Runs Oct. 21-22.