CBSO The Birmingham Mahler Cycle: Nelsons conducts Symphony No 9
Part of The Birmingham Mahler Cycle… more events…
Part of CBSO Season 2010/11… more events…
Symphony Hall
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Gustav Mahler knew that no great composer wrote more than nine symphonies. And, struggling with heart disease, stricken by the loss of a child and tormented by love for his fickle young wife, the last thing he wanted to do was to tempt fate. But in his final completed symphony, he took everything the world had thrown at him, and distilled it into some of the most heartbreakingly beautiful music of the twentieth century. The result is one of the defining artworks of its time. Eight decades later, British composer Mark Anthony Turnage faced a similar dilemma: his cello concerto Kai, a heartfelt elegy to a friend who died young, is the definitive answer to those who still think that contemporary music can’t touch the heart, and a wonderful complement to Mahler’s rapturous vision.
6.15pm Pre-concert talk with novelist, journalist and blogger Jessica Duchen.
Part of The Birmingham Mahler Cycle
City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra
Andris Nelsons conductor
Birmingham Contemporary Music Group
Ulrich Heinen cello
Turnage Kai 18’
Mahler Symphony No. 9 87’
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Symphony Hall
- 32 Broad Street, Birmingham, B1 2EA, West Midlands, United Kingdom
Part of The Birmingham Mahler Cycle
As the musical world commemorates 100 years since the death of Gustav Mahler, and 150 years since his birth, we’re delighted to announce Birmingham’s first ever Mahler cycle. Throughout the 2010-11 Birmingham International Concert Season and CBSO Season, hear a selection of the world’s...
Part of CBSO Season 2010/11
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