L'Orchestre Symphonique de Montréal

Richard Strauss adored the soprano voice, and nowhere did he better serve it than in his sublime Four Last Songs, meditations on the twilight of life. The internationally renowned Finnish soprano Karita Mattila, acclaimed for her beauty of tone and dramatic power, brings her artistry to the silvery purity of Strauss' music. Also on the program is Mahler’s Ninth Symphony, the composer’s final completed work in the genre, one in which the composer bares his soul, forcing us to share the intensity of his visions.