Mahler & Villa Lobos (July 24)

INTERNATIONALLY acclaimed guitarist Paul Cesarczyk joins Maestro Alfonso Scarano and the TPO in concerts which pair the intimate and impressionistic Guitar Concerto by Heitor Villa-Lobos with one of Gustav Mahler’s most popular and engaging symphonic creations, the inspiring Fifth Symphony. An accomplished guitarist in his own right, Villa-Lobos composed his last work for

the instrument at the request of Andres Segovia, the most significant guitarist of the 20th century, and his Concerto is suffused with the delicate colours of French music and vibrant spirit of Brazilian folk song. Adagietto Mahler’s Fifth symphony, meanwhile, has achieved iconic status in the concert hall and beyond. Composed during the summers of 1901 and 1902 at a beautiful alpine lake in southern Austria, the Fifth explores the emotional and philosophical meanings of love and death as no composer has done before or since. July 24 at 7pm (pre-concert talk at 6.15pm), and Sat July 25 at 4pm (pre-concert talk at 3.15pm).

Tickets: B500 and B300 (B100 for students up to bachelor’s degree) www.thaiticketmajor.com