NSO Masterworks Series

2026/27

Featuring\nSimon Rivard, conductor\nCharles Richard-Hamelin, piano\n\n\nOn the Program\nBela Bartók: Piano Concerto No. 3 - 23 minutes\nGustav Mahler: Symphony No. 1, “Titan” (reduction by Erwin Stein) - 50 minutes\n\n\nThe night opens with Bela Bartók’s Piano Concerto No. 3, a work of striking contrast and luminous beauty. This late masterpiece balances clarity and intensity, brought vividly to life by our guest artist, an acclaimed pianist, Charles Richard-Hamelin.\n\n\nThe journey continues with Gustav Mahler’s Symphony No. 1, “Titan” presented in Erwin Stein’s compelling reduction. Mahler’s epic vision unfolds as a sweeping story of youth, struggle, irony, and exultation, music that grows, transforms, and ultimately overwhelms.\n\n“And this is where, despite illustrious precedents, Charles Richard-Hamelin arouses admiration. There’s not a contrast that isn’t mastered, not a refinement that isn’t precious.”\n— Anne-Sandrine Di Girolamo\nGang Flow (France), January 10, 2024\n\nPresented By\nThe City of St. John’s