Rafael Payare Conductor
Javier Perianes Piano
López Bellido Ephemerae, Concerto for Piano and Orchestra (U.S. premiere—Philadelphia Orchestra co-commission)
Mahler Symphony No. 1
Mahler’s First Symphony is an epic musical journey, overflowing with images of nature, bursting with emotion, and ending in triumph. This classic is a mighty finale to a program that includes the United States premiere of a piano concerto by Peruvian composer Jimmy López Bellido performed by Javier Perianes, “a player of great elegance and understated flamboyance … with exquisite grace and a wonderful lightness of touch” (The Guardian).