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Cincinnati May Festival closes 150th season with a glorious “Symphony of a Thousand”

James Conlon and the Cincinnati Symphony
© Mark Lyons
Mahler's “Symphony of a Thousand” in Music Hall
© JP Leong
Briana Hunter, Kate Lindsey and Sarah Wegener
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“music that gets your blood flowing from bar one”
Reviewed at Music Hall, Cincinnati on 27 May 2023
Mahler, Symphony no. 8 in E flat major "Symphony of a Thousand"
Sarah Wegener, Soprano
Camilla Tilling, Soprano
Lauren Snouffer, Soprano
Kate Lindsey, Mezzo-soprano
Briana Hunter, Mezzo-soprano
Barry Banks, Tenor
José Antonio López, Baritone
Christian Immler, Baritone
May Festival Chorus
The Cleveland Orchestra Chorus
May Festival Youth Chorus
Cincinnati Boy Choir
Cincinnati Youth Choir
Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra
James Conlon, Conductor
Red rocks, interstellar calls, exotic birds... in Cincinnati
****1
Requiem, eternal light and hummingbirds at Cincinnati May Festival
****1
Remarkable survey of 20th-century works by the Cincinnati Symphony
****1
Death and renewal: Mahler in Cincinnati
***11
Langrée conducts Cincinnati Symphony in folk-inspired concert
***11
You Have the Right to Remain Silent: Anthony McGill in Cincinnati
***11
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