Jessie Montgomery Starburst
Richard Strauss, Four last Songs.
Mahler, Symphony no 1

The season closes in grand style with a blockbuster program. It opens with “Starburst,” written by Jessie Montgomery, who is quickly establishing herself amongst today’s leading composers. This is followed by the gorgeous “Four Last Songs” of Richard Strauss, featuring the rising star Kathryn Henry as the soprano soloist. Maestro Lopera then leads the amazing First Symphony of Mahler, a work of massive proportion and, with its sense of victory and celebration, a fitting end to Lopera’s first complete season as Music Director of the RSO.