San Francisco Symphony Youth Orchestra

»The utmost ardour of the most joyous vitality, and an all-consuming longing for death: both take turns on the throne in my heart.« Gustav Mahler already described at a young age what was later to make up the magic of his music: the fascinating juxtaposition of passion and pain, wit and madness, grotesque and melancholy. His brilliant First Symphony with the impressive soubriquet »Titan« is no exception. And things get particularly exciting when the work has new life breathed into it by the 108 highly motivated and talented musicians of the San Francisco Symphony Youth Orchestra. Expect a true musical rush! The same applies to Tchaikovsky’s Violin Concerto, whose Romantic passion is in the best of hands with the young Scots violinist Nicola Benedetti: her warm tone makes her predestined for the grand Romantic repertoire.