Susanna Malkki is one of the most exciting and in-demand conductors of her generation. Maybe Philharmonic audiences are still finding out about this Finnish conductor. And the program she chose may have looked a little curious on paper: Haydn’s Symphony No. Haydn’s refined symphony earned the name “Philosopher” because of its unconventional first movement, a stately Adagio. Ms. Chin’s “Su,” composed in 2009, might seem to have been dropped in the middle.

Source: New York Times October 20, 2019 17:03 UTC