Kenneth Kiesler, conductor Pre-concert lecture at 7:15 in the Lower Lobby. The University Symphony Orchestra, led by its music director, Kenneth Kiesler, brings to life two moving and enduring works of heartfelt self-expression. Graduate concerto competition winner Antonina Chekhovskaya joins the USO to perform Richard Strauss\&##39; lush Four Last Songs. On the second half of the program the USO presents Gustav Mahler\&##39;s monumental and affirming Symphony No. 5, last played by the USO in Carnegie Hall in 2008. PROGRAM: Strauss – Four Last Songs; Mahler – Symphony No. 5