Philippe Jordan conducts at the Royal Festival Hall

Philippe Jordan

Thu 13 Mar 2008, 7:30pm
Royal Festival Hall, London

Philippe Jordan conductor
François-Frédéric Guy piano

Mozart	Piano Concerto No. 21, K467
Mahler	Symphony No. 5

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Herbert von Karajan once said that when you hear Mahler’s Fifth, “you forget that time has passed. A great performance of the Fifth is a transforming experience. The fantastic finale almost forces you to hold your breath.” The première was not a success; in fact Mahler said at the time, “Nobody understood it. I wish I could conduct the first performance fifty years after my death.” Yet today it is the most popular of all his symphonic works, charting an emotional journey from funereal darkness to triumphant conclusion.

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Read Philippe Jordan's biography.

Read François-Frédéric Guy's biography.

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