Baltimore Symphony Orchestra brings expansive, impressive show to Strathmore

When composer Gustav Mahler premiered his first symphony in 1889 in Budapest, the audience reacted to the music in bewilderment, with some listeners clapping at the end and some booing. On Friday evening at the Music Center at Strathmore, the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra's treatment of the Symphony No. 1 in D Major prompted the audience to rise in a lengthy and well-deserved ovation for a performance that was as expansive as it was expressive.