Although six great concerts will precede it, the Topeka Symphony Orchestra’s 2016-17 season finale is the one music director Kyle Wiley Pickett said he is most looking forward to conducting.
For the first time in its 71-year existence, the Topeka Symphony will on April 29, 2017, perform Gustav Mahler’s Second Symphony, also known as “The Resurrection Symphony.”
“This is a monumental work. It’s one of my favorite pieces, probably one of my top three pieces of all time,” said Pickett, who is starting his fourth year at the orchestra’s ...