Event listing: Mahler's Eighth Symphony | Usher Hall | Sun 26 Aug 2018 at 19:30

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Usher Hall Edinburgh, Scotland, EH1 2EA, United Kingdom

Dates/times in London time zone

Festival: Edinburgh International Festival

Programme

Mahler, Gustav (1860-1911)

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

Performers

Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra
Daniel Harding	Conductor
Christopher Bell	Choirmaster / chorus director
Edinburgh Festival Chorus
National Girls Choir NYCoS
Tamara Wilson	Soprano
Ida Falk Winland	Soprano
Hanna Husáhr	Soprano
Karen Cargill	Mezzo-soprano
Anna Larsson	Contralto
Simon O'Neill	Tenor
Christopher Maltman	Baritone
Shenyang	Bass-baritone

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Wonderful choral singing in Edinburgh's Mahler 8

David Karlin, 27th August

A superb choral performance and some memorable solo moments bring Mahler's "Symphony of a Thousand" to life, even if the sheer energy of the Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra turns frantic at times.

***11

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