The San Antonio Symphony, under the baton of its Music Director Sebastian Lang-Lessing, inaugurated its 75th season by presenting Gustav Mahler's colossal Symphony No. 2, commonly known as the “Resurrection” symphony.
The choice of this particular work was apt for the orchestra, which might be said to have resurrected its new performance venue from the ashes of an older one.
The orchestra has played in the Municipal Auditorium, built in 1926, for many decades. The Municipal Auditorium was largely pulled down so that the Tobin Center, the symphony's new home, could rise. The theme of resurrection and rebirth that characterizes the Mahler work reflects the orchestra's experience with the death and rebirth of its home.
During the evening, the orchestra announced a number of world premieres that have been commissioned, and will be introduced during the 2014-2015 season. The series is entitled ‘American Preludes’ and one will be played at the start of each of the 14 classical concerts that make up the season. The first was given Friday before the Mahler piece, written by Randall Meyers, and is titled ‘Simplexity Prelude’ and musically examines the opposing ideas of simplicity and complexity.
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