FRI FEB 6, 2026, 11:00 AM
SAT FEB 7, 2026, 7:30 PM
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Tabita Berglund conductor
Camilla Tilling soprano
Anna Thorvaldsdottir (b. 1977)
ARCHORA
Gustav Mahler (1860 - 1911)
Rückert-Lieder
Blicke mir nicht in die Lieder!
Ich atmet' einen Linden Duft!
Um Mitternacht
Liebst du um Schönheit?
Ich bin der Welt abhanden gekommen
INTERMISSION
Gustav Mahler (1860 - 1911)
Symphony No. 4 in G Major
Bedächtig; nicht eilen
In gemächlicher Bewegung; ohne Hast
Ruhevoll (Poco adagio)
Sehr behaglich
These performances are approximately 125 minutes long, including intermission.
The CSO is grateful to CSO Season Sponsor Western & Southern Financial Group.
The Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra is grateful for the support of the Louise Dieterle Nippert Musical Arts Fund of the Greenacres Foundation, the Nina Browne Parker Trust, and the thousands of people who give generously to the ArtsWave Community Campaign, the region’s primary source for arts funding. This project was supported in part by the Ohio Arts Council, which receives support from the State of Ohio and the National Endowment for the Arts.
Pre-Concert Talks are made possible by an endowed gift from Melody Sawyer Richardson.
WGUC is the Media Partner for these concerts.
The CSO in-orchestra Steinway piano is made possible in part by the Jacob G. Schmidlapp Trust.
Listen to selections from this program on 90.9 WGUC March 22, 2026 at 8 pm, followed by 30 days of streaming at cincinnatisymphony.org/replay.
The Glass Slipper Conductor
January & February 2026 Fanfare Magazine
Discover how Cristian Măcelaru forged a rare and deeply human connection with the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra’s musicians. Three principal musicians reveal how this bond was shaped. Their stories illuminate a conductor–musician relationship defined not by hierarchy, but by curiosity, empathy, and genuine artistic partnership.
