UCLA Philharmonia
UCLA Philharmonia performs Gustav Mahler’s epic Symphony No. 6 (“Tragic”). Composed during a time of personal fulfillment and worldwide professional success, this four-movement, 80 minute symphony is nonetheless turbulent and relentlessly serious, exploring the far extremes of human emotion. Mahler deploys a gigantic orchestra, including his first use of Almglocken (cowbells) and an instrument he