14th DaKAPO Regular Concert

[Performance Introduction] This is the 14th regular concert of Kwangwoon University Orchestra DaKAPO. In the first half of this concert, we will perform Maurice Ravel's "Piano Concerto for the Left Hand." Beginning with dark, low tones and gradually advancing toward stronger rhythms and colors, this piece delivers dense and impressive music so masterfully crafted that one hardly notices it is performed with only one hand. In the second half, we will perform Gustav Mahler's Symphony No. 1. Starting with melodies that evoke images of nature and gradually expanding in scale and energy, this work embodies the world as seen through young Mahler's eyes and the vitality within it. Through these two works of contrasting character, this concert aims to illustrate the flow of music moving from within outward—slowly yet clearly.