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Wrangling the octopus: Mahler’s Ninth with Sir Simon Rattle and the Vienna Philharmonic

Sir Simon Rattle
© Julia Wesely
Sir Simon Rattle conducts the Vienna Philharmonic in the Musikverein
© Julia Wesely
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“the symphony’s last exhalation seemed to suspend time”
Reviewed at Musikverein: Großer Saal, Vienna on 17 April 2026
Mahler, Symphony no. 9 in D major
Vienna Philharmonic
Sir Simon Rattle, Conductor
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