Many of Mahler’s symphonies depict a triumphant journey from darkness into light . . . but not this one. This is Mahler’s Tragic symphony–a name he gave it himself. The end is bitter, catastrophic, devastating, and hopeless. But it’s also a work of transcendent beauty, longing, and tenderness. Mahler described one passage as “shadowy memories of my life pass before me, like long-forgotten ghosts of departed happiness.” Please note that this program will last just under 90 minutes.