Zu höheren Sphären: Mahlers Achte mit Kirill Petrenko in München

Kirill Petrenko dirigiert Mahlers Achte Symphonie

By Christoph Wurzel, 11 October 2023

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“Mahlers grandiose Komposition wurde kongenial verwirklicht”

Reviewed at Nationaltheater, Munich on 8 October 2023

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

Kirill Petrenko, Conductor

Rachel Willis-Sørensen, Soprano

Johanni van Oostrum, Soprano

Jasmin Delfs, Soprano

Jennifer Johnston, Mezzo-soprano

Okka von der Damerau, Mezzo-soprano

Benjamin Bruns, Tenor

Christoph Pohl, Baritone

Georg Zeppenfeld, Bass

Bayerisches Staatsorchester

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Christoph Wurzel

Nach dem Studium der Germanistik, Politikwissenschaft, Philosophie und Musikwissenschaft war Christoph Wurzel lange im pädagogischen Bereich tätig. Er interessiert sich besonders für die gesellschaftlich relevanten Aspekte der Musik. Er lebt in Baden – Baden und schreibt für verschiedene Magazine in Deutschland.