Royal Albert HallKensington Gore, London, Greater London, SW7 2AP, United Kingdom
Dates/times in London time zone
Festival: BBC Proms
Performers
| Karen Cargill | Mezzo-soprano |
| Edinburgh Festival Chorus | |
| RSNO Junior Chorus | |
| BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra | |
| Sir Donald Runnicles | Conductor |
Continuing our Mahler anniversary celebration –
and bringing the first of a trio of his symphonies on
two consecutive nights – Donald Runnicles conducts
Mahler’s massive Third Symphony, the most rousing
and touching of his early efforts to encapsulate the
whole world within a single work. Its visions of
verdant nature and heavenly love sprang from
the composer’s intention to give ‘the whole
of nature a voice’.
and bringing the first of a trio of his symphonies on
two consecutive nights – Donald Runnicles conducts
Mahler’s massive Third Symphony, the most rousing
and touching of his early efforts to encapsulate the
whole world within a single work. Its visions of
verdant nature and heavenly love sprang from
the composer’s intention to give ‘the whole
of nature a voice’.
