Mahler & Sjostakovitsj

Symphony Orchestra Bellitoni invites you on a musical journey full of drama, emotion, and grandeur. The evening opens with the captivating overture from Verdi’s La Forza del Destino, a work originally written for the Imperial Theatre in St. Petersburg, brimming with melodramatic tension. Next, young cellist Jurre Koopmans takes you into the layered world of Shostakovich’s Second Cello Concerto. Written in 1966, this piece breathes melancholy and playfully references great masters like Mahler and Mussorgsky, where past and present meet.

After the intermission comes the highlight of the evening: Gustav Mahler’s monumental Fifth Symphony. Composed during a period of personal transformation, it traces a journey from mourning to triumph. The famous Adagietto is an intimate love letter to Alma Schindler, his future wife. Let yourself be swept away by the orchestra’s powerful sound and discover how music can tell stories of struggle, loss, love, and victory. An evening for everyone curious about the tales behind the notes and eager to be carried away by an adventurous listening experience.