Classically Speaking

This Friday, the Wheeling Symphony’s final concert of the 2010-2011 season focuses on themes of life and death, in music by Richard Strauss (Four Last Songs), Jean Sibelius (The Swan of Tuonela), and Gustav Mahler (Symphony No. 1).It also wraps up a season that has focused on Gustav Mahler, marking the years of both his birth and death. 

Listen to Maestro Andre Raphel discuss the music and working with guest soloist Liane Coble for this concert:

The concert is this Friday, May 20, at the Capitol Theater in Wheeling. Find concert details on their site.

Look ahead to next season by listening to a preview of the Wheeling Symphony’s 2011-2012 season and checking out a list of the concerts.  

More about the painting above and the artist Akseli Gallen-Kallela.