INDIANAPOLIS – Joshua Weilerstein conducts Pavel Haas’ Symphony, which Haas began composing before being sent to a concentration camp and murdered during the Holocaust.
The Symphony was orchestrated in 1994 and reflects the composer’s diverse catalog of influences from Czech folk and Jewish synagogue music to jazz and Stravinsky. Mahler’s iconic and beloved First Symphony was inspired by Paul Richter’s novel Titan, featuring a protagonist who strives to lead a noble and heroic life, matching Mahler’s ideals.
Alex Kor, son of Holocaust survivor Eva Kor who passed away in 2019, will accompany Weilerstein on a pre-concert visit to the Eugene and Marilyn Glick Indiana History Center to view the new exhibit “Eva Kor from Auschwitz to Indiana,” which opens March 12.
The exhibit tells the remarkable story of Eva Mozes Kor, who survived Auschwitz as a child and the experiments of Dr. Joseph Mengele, and grew up to be one of the most influential Holocaust educators and activists in the world. She ignited a global manhunt for Mengele, organized other survivors, and educated millions about what happened during the Holocaust and her vision of empowerment and forgiveness.
Buy tickets now at:https://www.indianapolissymphony.org/event/mahlers-first-symphony/. Performances begin at 8 p.m. Friday, February 24, and at 5:30 p.m. Saturday, February 25.
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About Joshua Weilerstein
Joshua Weilerstein enjoys a flourishing guest conducting career across the globe and has forged close relationships with many of the world’s finest orchestras and soloists. He is praised for his expressive and dynamic presence on the podium and for his “intense, eloquently moving and spectacularly knife-edge” performances. With a repertoire that spans from the Renaissance era to the music of today, he combines a deep love for canonical masterpieces alongside a passionate commitment to uncovering the works of under-represented composers such as Pavel Haas, William Grant Still, William Levi Dawson, Ethel Smyth, amongst others. He is also a tireless advocate for the music of today, championing the works of Caroline Shaw, Jörg Widmann, Derrick Skye, Christopher Rouse, and more. In 2021–2022 he became the Music Director of Phoenix, a dynamic and ambitious orchestra in Boston devoted to the presentation of classical music concerts in accessible and unforgettable ways and to the promotion of music by composers whose works have been unjustly overlooked.
