For more than thirty years, the Society has presented many and various programs. Under Jack Diether’s presidency, from 1977 to 1987, there were annual chamber concerts of song, piano transcriptions and other arrangements, including some premieres (tapes of the concerts from 1977 to 1984 are part of the Jack Diether collection and may be heard at the Rodgers and Hammerstein Archives of Recorded Sound at the New York Public Library of the Performing Arts at Lincoln Center; www.nypl.org/research ). Lectures by renowned Mahler authorities Henry-Louis de La Grange and Donald Mitchell enlightened members.
Since 1987, the Society has presented many more lectures, concerts, video presentations, and has visited the archives of the New York Philharmonic, Carnegie Hall and the Morgan Library for private viewings of manuscripts, annotated scores, and letters. Lectures have been presented on musical history, biography and interpretation, and a series on each of Mahler’s works. Speakers have included Society President Lewis M. Smoley, David Aldeborgh, Charles Zachary Bornstein, Leon Botstein, Jerry Bruck, Uri Caine, William Carragan, Riccardo Chailly, Sedgwick Clarke, Glen Cortese, Harold Farberman, Stephen Hefling, David Hurwitz, Michael Jameson, Joel Lazar, Norman Lebrecht, Yoon Jae Lee, Andrew Litton, Marilyn McCoy, Dennis Rooney, Thomas Sanderling, Sybille Werner, Mark Wigglesworth, Benjamin Zander; the late Jonathan Carr, Stuart Feder, Susan Filler,past GMSNY president Gerald S. Fox, Henry-Louis de La Grange, Gilbert Kaplan, and Ted Reilly.
Title: GMSNY presents "Das Lied von der Erde"
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in honor of the 100th anniversary of his birth.
The program will include audio and visual excerpts from performances of the symphonies and songs. Passages from the symphonies will be played and compared with other noted Mahler conductors. Also included will be excerpts from Bernstein’s Mahler lectures and musical rehearsals. The discussion, led by GMSNY President Lewis Smoley, will focus on the various ways in which Bernstein changed the general perspective on Mahler’s music, and the special characteristics of his interpretations. The evening will conclude with a Q&A session, and refreshments will be available.
GMSNY members and guests are invited to attend at no charge; non-members $10 at the door.
Location: Kennedy Center, Washington, D.C.
Description: The National Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Gianandrea Noseda, performs Mahler's First Symphony on December 6, 8 and 9m.
Baritone Thomas Oliemans and pianist Malcolm Martineau present a program of songs by Mahler and Duparc, on Monday, December 17 and Wednesday, December 19, at 7:30pm.
GMSNY presents a conversation with baritone Thomas Oliemans, Tuesday, December 18, 2018, 7:30pm at the National Opera Center, 330 Seventh Avenue (between 28th and 29th streets).
Mr. Oliemans, with pianist Malcolm Martineau, will perform a recital of songs by Mahler and Duparc on December 17 and 19 at the Park Avenue Armory (see separate listing).
Location: Maison Symphonique, Montreal, Canada.
Description: L'Orchestre Metropolitain de Montreal, conducted by Yannick NezetSeguin, performs Mahler's Ninth Symphony on December 21.
Description: L'Orchestre Symphonique de Montreal, conducted by David Robertson, will perform Mahler's Fourth Symphony on January 16 and 17. Soloist is soprano Karina Gauvin.
Description: The New Jersey Symphony Orchestra, led by Xian Zhang, will perform Mahler's Fourth Symphony; Dawn Upshaw is the soloist.