2022-23 Hal & Jeanette Segerstrom Family Foundation Classical Series
Mahler 9
Preview Talk with Alan Chapman @ 7 p.m.
Thursday, Jan. 12 @ 8 p.m.
Friday, Jan. 13 @ 8 p.m.
Saturday, Jan. 14 @ 8 p.m.
Carl St.Clair, conductor
Pacific Symphony
It's Mahler's last completed symphony. To many—his greatest. Carl St.Clair conducts the sublime Ninth Symphony of Gustav Mahler. Poignant and profound, the Ninth is Mahler’s moving testament of the artist and his own mortality. A powerfully affecting musical journey that one can't experience on their own.
Thoughts on Mahler
Did you know that there are only "three handshakes" between Gustav Mahler and Music Director Carl St.Clair? Read more.
Is There a “Curse of the Ninth?”
Mahler had to wrestle with the “curse of the Ninth” in order to complete this symphony. Read more.
MAHLER
Symphony No. 9 in D Major
This concert has been generously sponsored by
Suzanne & David Chonette.
Performance at the Segerstrom Center for the Arts
Renée and Henry Segerstrom Concert Hall.