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Las Colinas Symphony Orchestra invites you to experience the magnificence of composer Gustav Mahler’s masterpiece, Symphony No. 5.

The Symphony No. 5 was written in 1901 and 1902 mostly during the summer months at Mahler’s cottage at Maiernigg. It is arguably the best known Mahler symphony. Among its most distinctive landmarks are the funereal trumpet solo that opens the work and the frequently performed F major Adagietto. The Trauermarsch was also used as the theme music for the BBC miniseries Fall of Eagles, a dramatization of the fall of the European dynasties incident to the Great War of 1914-1918 (World War I).

The musical canvas and emotional scope of the work are huge. Herbert von Karajan said once that when you hear Mahler’s Fifth, “you forget that time has passed. A great performance of the Fifth is a transforming experience. The fantastic finale almost forces you to hold your breath.” After its premiere, Mahler is reported to have said, “Nobody understood it. I wish I could conduct the first performance fifty years after my death.”

Location: Irving Arts Center
3333 North MacArthur Blvd., Irving, TX 75062

Admission: $15.00 – $45.00