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Opening Weekend: Mahler’s Titan Symphony
Thur Sept 10, 2026 at 7:30 PM | Sun Sept 13, 2026 at 2:30 PM
Mahler’s Titan Symphony

Eric Jacobsen, conductor
Jeffrey Kahane, piano



JOHN STAFFORD SMITH
(1750-1836)


The Star-Spangled Banner

GABRIEL KAHANE
(b. 1981)


Heirloom

   I. Guitars in the Attic
   II. My Grandmother Knew Alban Berg
   III. VERA’S CHICKEN-POWERED TRANSIT MACHINE

Jeffrey Kahane, piano




-intermission-



GUSTAV MAHLER
(1860-1911)



Symphony No.1 in D major (Titan)

   I. Langsam schleppend
   II. Kräftig bewegt
   III. Feierlich und gemessen
   IV. Stürmisch bewegt

Thanks to this season’s Presenting Sponsors CBN, Regent University, and Operation Blessing. 
Additional support provided by the Rona M. and Erwin B. Drucker Charitable Trust, the Alice M. Ditson Fund of Columbia University, City of Newport News (9/10), City of Virginia Beach (9/13), Arts Alliance (9/13), and Classics Media Partner WHRO Public Media.

 

Chrysler Museum of Art
Hampton Roads Transit
Program Notes

—©Jennifer More, 2026

Gabriel Kahane
Heirloom: Concerto for Piano and Chamber Orchestra
Gustav Mahler
Symphony No. 1, “Titan”
Arts Enter Cape Charles
Virginia Arts Festival
WHRO
Artist Biographies
Eric Jacobsen
VSO Music Director, The Macon & Joan Brock Chair
Jeffrey Kahane
Piano
Gabriel Kahane
Heirloom Composer