Also this evening :
Pre-concert talk: Julian Johnson introduces the evening's repertoire
Mozart's wind serenades range from genial entertainments to serious masterpieces, and this C minor work is one of the very best. Mahler's Sixth Symphony was composed between 1903 and 1905. This was outwardly the happiest period of the composer's life, but the symphony turned out to be an epic and disturbing work, about which Mahler later developed a superstitious fear. It begins with a frighteningly energetic arch, followed by a scherzo and a delicately scored andante. The huge final movement is a turbulent struggle interrupted by 'hammer blows of Fate' which lead the work to its tragic conclusion. Maestro Lorin Maazel conducts the work as part of his complete exploration of Mahler's symphonies.
The Philharmonia Orchestra is Anvil Arts' Orchestra in Partnership.
More concerts in the series:
Maazel conducts in London
Mar 25 2012, 19:30 - Royal Festival Hall
Lorin Maazel conducts Britten's War Requiem with singers from England, Germany and Russia.







