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Michael Tilson Thomas, Conductor
Lang Lang, Piano
Anne Sofie von Otter, Mezzo-Soprano
Gregory Kunde, Tenor

Program:

Lou Harrison Pacifika Rondo Chinese works for solo piano
Chen Qigang Er Huang for Piano and Orchestra (World Premiere, commissioned by Carnegie Hall through the generosity of Henry R. Kravis in honor of his wife Marie-Josée)
Mahler Das Lied von der Erde

The performance starts on the edge of the Pacific with music by an eclectic American who employs Chinese, Korean, and Mexican instruments. Then hear a new piece by a miraculous Chinese composer whose music trembles at the edge of silence and ecstasy. And lastly Mahler breathes the air of eternity in his late masterpiece.