Masterworks Series Masterworks: Seven

Beethoven Symphony No. 7 & Daniel Cho

Daniel Cho leads the Alabama Symphony Orchestra in a program unified — perhaps not so subtly — by the number seven. The evening opens with Arturo Márquez’s Danzón No. 7, a propulsive, dance-driven work rooted in Cuban and Mexican traditions. Mahler’s Blumine follows — a tender, rarely heard movement originally intended for his First Symphony and restored to concert life in the 1960s. Ravel’s Mother Goose Suite transforms familiar fairy tales into shimmering orchestral color. Beethoven’s Symphony No. 7 closes the program in a blaze of rhythmic energy; Wagner famously called it the “apotheosis of the dance,” and it remains one of the most viscerally exciting works in the orchestral canon.

Thanks to our Masterworks series sponsor, Health Pros for the ASO.

Plan Your Visit

Conductor Comments is a free benefit to all ticket holders. Come early and hear insights that only the conductor can share. Offered on both Friday and Saturday evenings, from 6:15–6:35, the conductor offers history and context on the arrangements you’ll hear, along with insight into how the program flows together — a wonderful way to deepen your experience before the first note fills the hall.

The door is open when you arrive, and we’re glad to have you join us at any point — open seating, no reservation needed. Volunteers are on hand to help you find your way.

Join us in the Reynolds-Kirschbaum Recital Hall, found in the upper lobby of the Alys Stephens Center.

Artists

Daniel Cho, conductor