Finnegan Downie Dear CONDUCTS THE ACADEMY SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA

FRI 11 OCT, 1PM
DUKE’S HALL

Finnegan Downie Dear conductor
Erin O’Rourke soprano

MAHLER Symphony No 4 in G

Finnegan Downie Dear, Academy alumnus and first prize winner at the Bamberger Symphoniker’s International Mahler Competition in 2020, conducts Mahler’s fourth symphony.
Opera student Erin O’Rourke performs the solo in this delightfully nostalgic work, exploring themes of childhood, innocence and spirituality.


NOTE: We regret to announce Jonathon Heyward has had to withdraw from conducting this concert due to ill health. He is replaced by Finnegan Downie Dear.