CARNEGIE HALL PRESENTS
Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra

Stern Auditorium / Perelman Stage
Tuesday, February 9th, 2010 at 8:00 PM

Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra
Manfred Honeck, Music Director and Conductor
Anne-Sophie Mutter, Violin

BRAHMS Violin Concerto
MAHLER Symphony No. 1, "Titan"

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It is surprising to think that these pieces were written just a few years apart. Brahms, composing in 1878 for his great friend, violin virtuoso Joseph Joachim, is clearly rooted in 19th-century traditions. Only six years later, Mahler opens his symphony with an astonishingly long sustained chord, which belies the drama and urgency to come. His music has an air of discovery that looks toward an unknown future.