MUSIC

    Mattila Debuts

    Mattila Debuts

    Presented by Philadelphia Orchestra at Kimmel Center for the Performing Arts - Verizon Hall

    January 14-January 16, 2010


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    Ji?í B?lohlávek Conductor. Karita Mattila Soprano. Mahler Adagio, from Symphony No. 10. Strauss Four Last Songs. Martin? Symphony No. 3. With her history-making portrayal of Strauss's Salome lingering in our ears, Finnish soprano Karita Mattila has chosen the wistful, reflective Four Last Songs that Strauss completed months before his death for her Philadelphia Orchestra debut. "The most electrifying singing actress of our day," wrote Musical America when it gave Mattila its Musician of the Year Award in 2005. Czech maestro and BBC Symphony Chief Conductor Jirí Belohlávek has also included Mahler's searing "Adagio"—also written in the composer's last months, and the only movement of his Tenth Symphony he completed—and the first Philadelphia Orchestra performances of the Third Symphony by fellow Czech Bohuslav Martinu. Written in America during World War II, Martinu's Third contains a finale inspired by the invasion of Normandy in June 1944.


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      • Venue Info

        Kimmel Center for the Performing Arts - Verizon Hall

        300 S. Broad Street
        Philadelphia, PA 19102

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      • Admission Info

        Tickets: $10-$120

        Info Phone: 215.893.1999

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      • Dates & Times

        Dates:
        January 14-January 16, 2010

        Times:
        Thursday, January 14 8 pm
        Friday, January 15 8 pm
        Saturday, January 16 8 pm

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