Southbank Centre: Royal Festival HallBelvedere Road, London, Greater London, SE1 8XX, United Kingdom
Dates/times in London time zone
Programme
| Mahler, Gustav (1860-1911) | Des Knaben Wunderhorn | |
| Mahler, Gustav (1860-1911) | Symphony no. 5 in C sharp minor |
Performers
| Philharmonia Orchestra | |
| Lorin Maazel | Conductor |
| Dame Sarah Connolly | Mezzo-soprano |
| Matthias Goerne | Baritone |
‘A great performance of the Fifth is a transforming experience’, Herbert von Karajan once said. A work of huge emotional scope, it opens with a funereal trumpet solo and ends in a triumphant, exuberant finale. The serene poise of the famous Adagietto at its heart is anticipated in Urlicht, a beautiful setting of the religious folk-poem ‘Primeval Light’, one of six song settings from the collection of German folk poetry Des Knaben Wunderhorn also performed this evening.
