Event listing: Mahler - Symphony No 8 (Symphony of a Thousand) | Leeds Town Hall | Sat 4 Jun 2016 at 19:30

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Leeds Town Hall Leeds, Yorkshire and the Humber, LS1 3AD, United Kingdom

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Programme

Mahler, Gustav (1860-1911)

Symphony no. 8 in E flat major "Symphony of a Thousand"

Performers

Orchestra of Opera North
Leeds Festival Chorus
Leeds Philharmonic Chorus
David Hill	Conductor
Lee Bisset	Soprano
Katherine Broderick	Soprano
Kate Valentine	Soprano
Sarah Castle	Mezzo-soprano
Madeleine Shaw	Soprano
Peter Wedd	Tenor
Michael Druiett	Baritone
Andrew Foster-Williams	Bass
Bradford Catholic Youth Choir

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