The 200th Anniversary: Hayden and Mendelssohn November 7, 2009

National Philharmonic Assistant Conductor Predrag
Gosta makes his Strathmore debut in a concert that
celebrates Mendelssohn’s birth and pays homage
to Haydn’s passing 200 years ago. The Lord Nelson
Mass, named for the British admiral who defeated
Napoleon in Egypt and Italy, calls for dramatic
soaring runs for the soprano and culminates in
a jubilant fi nale. Rediscovered in the 1980s,
Mendelssohn’s grand choral Symphony No. 2
was composed to commemorate the 400th
anniversary of the invention of printing.
HAYDN Lord Nelson Mass
MENDELSSOHN Symphony No. 2, “Hymn of Praise”

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