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Concertgebouw Brugge: Concert HallBruges, West Flanders, 8000, Belgium
On Saturday 22 February 2020 at 20:00
Programme
| Glanert, Detlev (b. 1960) | Four Preludes and Serious Songs for Baritone and Orchestra | |
| Mahler, Gustav (1860-1911) | Symphony no. 6 in A minor "Tragic" |
Performers
| Stéphane Denève | Conductor |
| Michael Nagy | Baritone |
| Brussels Philharmonic |
At the peak of his skill, Mahler composed his dark and tragic 6th Symphony. A musical self-portrait in which he seems to predict the blows that life would have in store for him: the death of his young daughter, his dismissal as a conductor and his incurable heart disease.
The mirror he holds up to life sometimes displays a painful view of humanity – obsessive, destructive, always self-wounding, but Mahler also depicts humour, honesty and love.
