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Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Mäkelä Conducts Mahler 3
Apr 24-26, 2025
Overview
In his Third Symphony, Mahler portrays the whole of earthly existence. Its six movements — written for a massive orchestra, two choruses and a contralto soloist — explore humanity’s relationship with nature using fanfares, marches, folk dances and bird calls. Children’s voices portray angels while the sixth movement is a pantheistic love song to all of creation.
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Program
Mahler
Symphony No. 3
Performers
Extras
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Preconcert Dining
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Preconcert Conversation
Explore the music in a free preconcert conversation featuring Carl Grapentine in Orchestra Hall 75 minutes before the performance. The talk will last approximately 30 minutes. No additional tickets are needed.
Sponsors & Partners
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The Chicago Symphony Orchestra Association acknowledges support from the Illinois Arts Council.
Leadership support is provided by the Zell Family Foundation.
The appearance of the Chicago Symphony Chorus has been made possible by a generous gift from The Grainger Foundation.
Major support is provided by Mr. and Mrs. William Adams IV, Nancy Dehmlow, Mr. and Mrs. Stephen Eastwood, and the Sargent Family Foundation.
Program support is provided by Nancy A. Abshire, Ms. Marion A. Cameron-Gray, Ms. Vera Capp, Joyce Chelberg, Dr. Thomas H. Conner, Sue and Melvin Gray, Mr. and Mrs. James Klenk, Dr.and Mrs. Mark Kozloff, Mr. Phil Lumpkin, James Edward McPherson, Naomi Pollock and David Sneider, COL (IL) Jennifer N. Pritzker, IL ARNG (retired), David and Kathy Robin, Megan and Steve Shebik; Judith and Paul Tuszynski, Caroline Foulke Wettersten, Michael H. and Mary K. Woolever, and Gifford Zimmerman.
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Released in 2007, this disc of Mahler's Symphony No. 3, was conducted by Bernard Haitink, with the Women of the Chicago Symphony Chorus, mezzo-soprano Michelle DeYoung and the Chicago Children's Choir.
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The Chicago Symphony Orchestra is one of five internationally acclaimed ensembles invited to participate in the third-ever Mahler Festival, running May 9-18, 2025, at the Royal Concertgebouw in Amsterdam.
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