Program

Karol Szymanowski, Violin Concerto No. 1, Op. 35

1. Vivace assai — Tempo comodo: andantino — Subito vivace assai

2. Vivace scherzando — Tempo comodo: allegretto — Vivace

3. Cadenza (Vivace) — Allegro moderato — Lento assai

Gustav Mahler, Symphony No. 7 in E Minor, "Lied der Nacht"

1. Langsam (Adagio): Allegro risoluto, ma non troppo

2. Nachtmusik I: Allegro moderato

3. Scherzo: Schattenhaft. Fließend aber nicht schnell – Trio

4. Nachtmusik II: Andante amoroso. Mit Aufschwung

5. Rondo-Finale: Tempo I (Allegro ordinario) – Tempo II (Allegro moderato ma energico)

Rafael Payare conducts Szymanowski and Mahler — With Simone Lamsma

Orchestre symphonique de Montréal

Subscribers

Cast

Simone Lamsma — Violinist

Orchestre symphonique de Montréal

Rafael Payare — Conductor

Program notes

Join the fabulous violinist Simone Lamsma, known for her intense and expressive playing, with the exceptional Orchestre symphonique de Montréal in a sublime concert conducted by their acclaimed music director Rafael Payare. On the program, lyricism and reverie in Gustav Mahler's soulful "Song of the Night" Symphony No. 7, heady and complex with a brilliant interpretation by the OSM; and Lamsma in the challenging solo role of Szymanowski's provocative and modern Violin Concerto No. 1, inspired by Polish poet Tadeusz Miciński's "May Night":

All the birds pay tribute to me
for today I wed a goddess.
And now we stand by the lake in crimson blossom
in flowing tears of joy, with rapture and fear,
burning in amorous conflagration.

A closer look: featured composers

Gustav Mahler

Further listening: featured works

Symphony No. 7 in E Minor, "Lied der Nacht"

Gustav Mahler (Composer)