Strauss and Mahler

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Barbican HallSilk Street, London, Greater London, EC2Y 8DS, United Kingdom

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Programme

Strauss, Richard (1864-1949)	Burleske in D minor for piano and orchestra
Mahler, Gustav (1860-1911)	Symphony no. 6 in A minor "Tragic"

Performers

London Symphony Orchestra
Thomas Dausgaard	Conductor
Barry Douglas	Piano

Tickets £10 - £37.

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Guide to Mahler’s Sixth Symphony

Danny Riley, 29th November

It was described as “the first nihilist work in the history of music” by the conductor Wilhelm Furtwängler. We look at the story behind Mahler’s Sixth Symphony.

London Symphony Orchestra's Mahler 6 thrills with Thomas Dausgaard

Paul Kilbey, 27th September

Another fine season for the London Symphony Orchestra looks inevitable after the brilliantly played Mahler 6 they brought to the Barbican on Wednesday night. With the assured Thomas Dausgaard leading the way in this furious, huge march, the band amply showed its Mahler chops with some scintillating orchestral sounds.

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