Award-winning violinist Maria Ioudenich joins conductor Ramon Tebar and your Calgary Phil for Mozart’s Violin Concerto No. 5, also known as the Turkish Concerto, which transitions from delightful dialogue between soloist and orchestra to an enchanting evocation of rhythms wafting from an Istanbul cafe. Then, get carried away by Mahler’s Fifth Symphony, a breathtaking musical journey that begins with a frenzied funeral march and culminates in shimmering declaration of love. Don’t miss this marvelous pairing of pieces separated by over a century by unified in a spirit of adventure.
