Utah Symphony / Shostakovich & Mahler / Abravanel Hall, Salt Lake City
“The Utah Symphony closed its season in stellar fashion this weekend, with music director Thierry Fischer leading the orchestra in exciting performances of Shostakovich’s Violin Concerto No. 1 and Mahler’s Symphony No. 4…Fischer and the orchestra rose to the occasion with a supporting performance worthy of the soloist.”
“Mahler’s Symphony No. 4, bringing the first half of Fischer’s two-season Mahler symphony cycle to a promising close. There was excellence all over the stage Saturday, with standout individual contributions too numerous to mention.. Fischer closed the first and last movements with awe-inspiring pianissimos.”
The Salt Lake Tribune, May 2015
“Fischer captured the humor and charm of the work with his well-conceived interpretation that embraced its quiet energy and flowing lines. The orchestra played with finely molded lyricism and expressiveness; and the many solo passages were well played, in particular concertmaster Ralph Matson’s extended solos in the second, Ländler-like, movement.”
saltlakemagazine.com, June 2015