Sir Antonio Pappano, Chief Conductor
Janine Jansen, violin
George Walker: Sinfonia No. 5, “Visions”
Felix Mendelssohn: Violin Concerto in E minor, op. 64
Gustav Mahler: Symphony No. 1 in D major, “Titan”
Sponsored by Roberta Holland, Jane & Larry Sherman, Sheila Stone
Making his debut with the PS Phil, Sir Antonio Pappano leads the London Symphony through this thrilling concert featuring Mahler’s expansive Titan Symphony. In another PS Phil debut, Janine Jansen brings Mendelssohn’s cherished violin concerto to life. This program also features the rarely heard Sinfonia No. 5, Visions by George Walker, composed in 2016 in response to the 2015 shooting at the Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church in Charleston, SC.