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A polyphonic paradise: Mahler’s Ninth Symphony at the Tonhalle Maag

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“a... torrent descended in spiralling motion before the harp brought us back to regular breathing”
Reviewed at Tonhalle Maag, Zurich on 27 April 2018
Mahler, Symphony no. 9 in D major
Sir Simon Rattle, Conductor
Denis Kozhukhin: captivating storytelling with the London Symphony
***11
A dream of a Gerontius from Pappano, the LSO and Chorus
****1
Pappano and the LSO: a thrilling collision between heaven and hell
****1
Han Kang’s The White Book takes on a compelling new life
****1
A curious evening from Noseda, Kopatchinskaja and the LSO
***11
Borodin steps into the symphonic limelight: Noseda and the LSO
****1
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