Concert I
Saturday Evening, October 4, 2008 at 7:30 p.m.
Arkansas Best Corporation Performing Arts Center
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Rachmaninoff: Piano Concerto No. 2, op. 18, C minor
Chu-Fang Huang, piano
Beyond the Score: Gustav Mahler’s Symphony No. 5.
Performance preview from the concert stage.
intermission
Mahler: Symphony No. 5, C-sharp minor
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The music of Gustav Mahler (1860-1911) is the most often requested
by symphony audiences from around the world. Join us for this
thrilling concert featuring Mahler’s gigantic 5th Symphony. Orchestral
excerpts and historical insights about this work will be presented
from the stage with
Beyond the Score. The concert opens with piano
sensation Chu-Fang Huang performing one of the most famous
concertos of all time. Possibly our most riveting season opener ever!