ALAIN TRUDEL, conductor
PASCALE BEAUDIN, soprano 

MAHLER: Symphony No. 4 
J. STRAUSS II: On the Beautiful Blue Danube; Tritsch-Tratsch-Polka
VIENNESE OPERETTA ARIAS featuring selections from Lehár, R. Strauss, and O. Strauss

Step into the musical world of Vienna, where elegant waltzes take the lead and symphonic imagination captures the spirit of the city’s New Year concerts. Johann Strauss II’s On the Beautiful Blue Danube opens with the graceful rhythm that once filled the city’s grand ballrooms. Music from Franz Lehár continues the spirit of Viennese operetta before Mahler’s Symphony No. 4 unfolds with playful charm, rustic dances, and moments of quiet wonder. Soprano Pascale Beaudin joins the orchestra for the symphony’s final movement, where a childlike vision of heaven brings Mahler’s dreamlike journey to its gentle close.