Mahler's Symphony No. 4 features in this concert as part of Maestro Lorin Maazel's complete symphony cycle. The climax of the symphony is the soprano setting of Das himmlisches Leben (The Heavenly Life), taken from the collection of German folk poems, Des Knaben Wunderhorn (The Youth's Magic Horn), sung here by the soprano Sarah Fox. In the same concert, Akiko Suwanai plays Mozart's Fifth Violin Concerto, noted for its memorable 'Turkish' episode in the finale, a piece of music which reflects the then craze for all things Ottoman.
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.
Maazel conducts in London
Dec 08 2012, 19:30 - Royal Festival Hall
A programme of Prokofiev and Tchaikovsky







