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A glimpse of heaven: Zubin Mehta conducts the LA Phil in Mahler Three

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“Mahler’s behemoth of a symphony never sounded overbearing in Mehta’s hands”
Reviewed at Walt Disney Concert Hall, Los Angeles on 2 March 2023
Mahler, Symphony no. 3 in D minor
Los Angeles Philharmonic
Zubin Mehta, Conductor
Gerhild Romberger, Contralto
Women of the Los Angeles Master Chorale
Los Angeles Children's Chorus
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*****
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*****
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****1
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