Esa-Pekka Salonen conducts Mahler’s mighty Symphony of a Thousand to close the season. A hedonistic amalgam of the medieval Latin hymn Veni, creator spiritus (‘Come Thou, infinite Creator’) and the closing scene of Goethe’s Faust, Mahler’s Eighth Symphony is scored for epic forces including eight vocal soloists, two choirs and a massive orchestra embracing six clarinets (2 in E flat), four trombones, offstage brass, two harps, mandolin and a vast array of percussion instruments.
Tickets for this concert go on sale September 2013
Forthcoming concerts at Royal Festival Hall:
Salonen conducts in London
May 30 2013, 19:30 - Royal Festival Hall
Esa-Pekka conducts The Rite of Spring in its centenary performance alongside Debussy's Prelude à l'après-midi d'un faune and Varèse's Amériques
Barry Norman hosts A Night at the Oscars
Jun 01 2013, 19:30 - Royal Festival Hall
Barry Norman hosts 'A Night at the OSCARS', celebrating some of cinema's most iconic soundtracks









