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Appalachian Spring & Mahler's First at Kennedy Center
Dates: 5/29/2026 - 5/30/2026
📍 Theatre: Kennedy Center
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Conductor James Gaffigan leads the National Symphony Orchestra in a program evoking the American landscape, opening with Charles Ives' Three Places in New England and followed by Aaron Copland's Appalachian Spring Suite, with its iconic "Shaker" melody. The program closes with Mahler's Symphony No. 1, tracing a youthful wayfarer's journey through darkness to a triumphant climax. Gaffigan serves as General Music Director of Komische Oper Berlin and has been named the next Music Director of Houston Grand Opera.
Cast and Creative Team for Appalachian Spring & Mahler's First at Kennedy Center
Cast
Jessica Faselt
soprano
Kelley O'Connor
mezzo-soprano
Thomas Cooley
tenor
Peixin Chen
bass
Yuan-Qing Yu
violin
Jean-Yves Thibaudet
piano
Apostolic Church of God Sanctuary Choir
Ensemble
San Francisco Symphony Chorus
Ensemble
Jenny Wong
Ensemble
Creative Team
Yuan-Qing Yu
Soloist
James Gaffigan
Conductor
Jenny Wong
Chorus Director
Francesca Zambello
Director
Houston Grand Opera
Production
Komische Oper Berlin
General Music Director
Palau de les Arts Reina Sofía
Music Director
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