Classical Event Details
A Mother's Love
Wu Tsai Theater, David Geffen Hall in NYC and New York metro | Saturday, August 1, 2026 at 7:30 PM EDT
- When
- Saturday, August 1, 2026 at 7:30 PM EDT
- Where
- Wu Tsai Theater, David Geffen Hall
New York City, New York Metro - Address
- 10 Lincoln Center Plaza, New York, NY 10023
Program: William Grant Still: Mother and Child; Jessie Montgomery: These Righteous Paths (Co-Commission, US Premiere) Abel Selaocoe, cello; Johannes Brahms: Symphony No. 2. Performers: Jonathon Heyward, conductor; Abel Selaocoe, cello. Immerse yourself in the expressive power of music in this moving program expressing the enduring power of a mother's love, across time. William Grant Still’s Mother and Child opens the evening with a tender portrait of love and quiet devotion. The program continues with the U.S. premiere of Jessie Montgomery’s These Righteous Paths , an exploration of the composer’s journey through grief following the loss of her mother five years ago. The co-commission is performed by celebrated cellist Abel Selaocoe. Anchoring the program is Johannes Brahms’s radiant Symphony No. 2, whose warm lyricism—including the beloved melody later known as “Brahms’s Lullaby”—brings the evening to a deeply satisfying close.
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