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Søndergård and the RSNO in dramatic Strauss and life-affirming Mahler

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“you could almost see the autumn fog and touch the frosty grass”
Reviewed at Usher Hall, Edinburgh on 6 March 2020
Strauss R., Also sprach Zarathustra, Op.30
Mahler, Das Lied von der Erde
Jane Irwin, Mezzo-soprano
Simon O'Neill, Tenor
Thomas Søndergård, Conductor
Kristiina Poska makes an exciting return to conduct the RSNO
***11
Felix Klieser plays Strauss with the RSNO, before Bruckner exodus
****1
Giedrė Šlekytė conducts the RSNO in passionate, exciting Mahler
****1
Mahler magic: RSNO opens season with the Seventh Symphony
****1
A dramatic, declamatory Elijah closes the 2025 Edinburgh Festival
****1
Triumphant Tavener opens the Edinburgh International Festival
*****
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