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Alan Gilbert Conducts Mahler’s Symphony No. 9

November 17, 2023, 9:00 pm

Alan Gilbert gestures towards musicians onstage

Alan Gilbert conducts the New York Philharmonic (Photo: Chris Lee)

Alan Gilbert conducts the expansive Symphony No. 9 by Gustav Mahler. The broadcast opens with a work by a composer who was greatly inspired by Mahler’s music: Anton Webern. Also on the program is Métaboles by Henri Dutilleux.

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Anton Webern: Passacaglia, Op. 1

Henri Dutilleux: Métaboles

Gustav Mahler: Symphony No. 9

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Alan Gilbert Conducts Mahler’s Symphony No. 9

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