LSO Plays Mozart and Mahler

Mozart and Mahler make for an enigmatic evening with the London Symphony Orchestra

Francesca Geach, 4th October

Why would the London Symphony Orchestra pair Mozart’s Symphony no. 41 in C major, “Jupiter” and Mahler’s songs from Des Knaben Wunderhorn? There seemed to be no direct link between them other than that both demonstrate their composers’ fondness for mystery.

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Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus (1756-1791)	Symphonie Nr. 41 in C-Dur, "Jupiter", KV551
Mahler, Gustav (1860-1911)	Des Knaben Wunderhorn

London Symphony Orchestra
Dorothea Röschmann	Sopran
Ian Bostridge	Tenor
Manfred Honeck	Musikalische Leitung