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2025–26 Season

Mahler’s Symphony No. 4

Jan 9 - Jan 11, 2026

Mahler’s Symphony No. 4

Jan 9 - Jan 11, 2026

Featured Artists

Dalia Stasevska

Conductor

Augustin Hadelich

Violin

Joélle Harvey

Soprano

Acclaimed conductor Dalia Stasevska returns to conduct Mahler’s serenely lovely Fourth Symphony on a program with Barber’s melodic Violin Concerto, performed here by violinist Augustin Hadelich, a riveting artist who “appears to fuse entirely with the violin, as if he were the human personification of a glissando” (Bachtrack).

Augustin Hadelich has performed to acclaim around the world; his 2023 performance with The Philadelphia Orchestra was a revelation, as described by Bachtrack: Hadelichs skill as a performer extends beyond his instrument. He is a fascinating presence onstage, riveting in his stillness and active listening even when hes not playing. It said a lot to watch the rapt attention the orchestral musicians lavished upon him. He performs Samuel Barbers Violin Concerto, a masterwork by a great American composer. The Philadelphia Orchestra gave the Concertos world premiere in 1941; for Barber, born in West Chester, it was a homecoming.

Ukrainian-born Finnish conductor Dalia Stasevska wowed audiences in her 2023 debut with The Philadelphia Orchestra. She returns with a program that displays the breadth and intelligence of her musical choices, beginning with John Adamss terrific Short Ride in a Fast Machine, a super-charged four-and-a-half-minute blast that challenges the orchestra and raises the pulse of the audience. Its a fabulous curtain-raiser for this program, which closes with Mahlers serenely lovely Fourth Symphony. 

Program

Adams

Short Ride in a Fast Machine

Barber

Violin Concerto

Mahler

Symphony No. 4