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Week of November 16, 2009

Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra

Paavo Järvi, conductor
Vadim Repin, violin

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Program:
MAHLER: Todtenfeier
MAHLER: Symphony No. 10 (Adagio)
MAHLER/arr. BRITTEN: What the Wild Flowers Tell Me+
BEETHOVEN: Violin Concerto in D


Description:
Everyone has a piece of desert-island music. For conductor Paavo Järvi, it's Mahler's 10th Symphony. While some critics might disagree with him, Järvi tells us why he loves this masterpiece.

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Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra
Asher Fisch, conductor
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Orpheus Chamber Orchestra
Nadja Salerno-Sonnenberg, violin
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Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra
Paavo Järvi, conductor



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