Mahler Symphony No. 5

Mahler’s Fifth Symphony scales triumphant heights, from its beginnings in a dramatic funeral march to the sublime love letter to his wife Alma in the famous Adagietto and a finale of victorious grandeur. Orli Shaham presents the Seattle Symphony premiere of Light Forming, a work written for her by her husband, the conductor David Robertson. Experience the power and beauty of a match made in musical heaven.