New Jersey Symphony: Mahlers Fifth Symphony
About This Event
At NJPAC the New Jersey Symphony presents Gustav Mahler’s Fifth Symphony. Mahler—an Austro‑Bohemian Romantic whose music bridged 19th‑century tradition and early‑20th‑century modernism—is heard here in a central large‑scale orchestral work performed by the New Jersey Symphony, a professional orchestra known for a wide range of classical and contemporary repertoire.
About Symphony No. 5(symphony)
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Beethoven’s Symphony No. 5 (1804–08) distills conflict into a four-movement arc that moves from C minor severity toward a hard-won C major close. Its opening motif, pared to essentials, became a cultural shorthand for pressure and persistence. New York has lived with this piece for more than a century, from early Carnegie Hall seasons to its role as repertory bedrock for the city’s major orchestras. In this program at David Geffen Hall and NJPAC, Gustavo Dudamel places it alongside John Corigliano, setting a classical monument against a modern, historically specific response.
About the Artists
New Jersey Symphony
The New Jersey Symphony is a professional orchestra based in New Jersey, known for performing a wide range of classical and contemporary music.
Gustav Mahler
Gustav Mahler was an Austro-Bohemian Romantic composer, and one of the leading conductors of his generation. As a composer he acted as a bridge between the 19th-century tradition and the modernism of the early 20th century.