Springtime Reverie

Classics V

Springtime Reverie

Delight in an afternoon of elegance and expressive beauty, with Mahler’s radiant Blumine, Shostakovich’s sparkling Piano Concerto No.2 performed by Sylvia Jiang, and César Franck’s passionate Symphony in D minor.  Celebrate the season’s finale with an inspiring and luminous program that will leave your spirit lifted and your heart full.

Saturday, April 24, 2026 3:00pm

Performing Arts Center San Luis Obispo

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Program Details

Gustav Mahler Blumine from Symphony No.1

  • Composed in 1884.
  • Originally written as incidental music for the play Der Trompeter von Säckingen and later included as the second movement of Mahler’s First Symphony.
  • Mahler removed the movement after early performances, and it remained largely forgotten until its rediscovery in the 1960s. Today it is often performed as a standalone concert piece.

Dmitri Shostakovich Piano Concerto No.2

featuring Sylvia Jiang, piano

  • Composed in 1957.
  • Written for his son, Maxim Shostakovich, as a graduation piece for the Moscow Conservatory.
  • The lyrical second movement was featured in Fantasia 2000 and has appeared in several films and television programs, making it one of Shostakovich’s most recognizable works.

César Franck Symphony in D minor

  • Composed between 1886 and 1888.
  • Franck’s only symphony and a landmark work of French Romantic orchestral music.
  • The work was controversial at its premiere because of its Germanic influences, but it later became one of the most frequently performed French symphonies and has been used in films, television, and concert broadcasts worldwide.

Enhance Your Experience

Symphonic Foray — Pre-Concert Talk

  • Join us at 2:00pm for a special Symphonic Forays
  • Go behind the scenes with Maestro Sewell, Sylvia Jiang, and special guests
  • Learn more about the history of the music
  • Free to all concert ticket holders

Symphony in Bloom

Join us for the 3rd Annual Symphony in Bloom, our updated and upgraded annual fundraising event. Dinner and auctions will immediately follow the concert.

No Ties Allowed

  • Because of the matinee schedule, the No Ties Allowed open rehearsal will not be offered for this concert.
  • Join us at a future No Ties Allowed event.
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Listen In

Enjoy this curated playlist of the concert program.