Mahler Cycle VIII
Fri. 18 January 2019 20:30
Megaron – The Athens Concert Hall
Christos Lambrakis Hall
Continuing our journey through the music of the beloved Austrian symphonist, Gustav Mahler, we reach his towering Second Symphony. Its sensitive music works both as an agonized depiction of earthly tensions both within us and in the world, and as an expression of an ardent desire to access the deeper, metaphysical essence of existence. For Mahler, over and above its religious meanings, the Resurrection reveals itself primarily as the experience of an all-consuming Love...
19:45 Free introductory speech by Haralambos Gogios for ticket holders
Event Programme
GUSTAV MAHLER
(1904–1949)
Symphony no. 2, the Resurrection Symphony
Event Programme
Featuring
CONDUCTOR
Stefanos Tsialis
SOLOISTS
Alexandra Steiner, soprano
Lilli Paasikivi, mezzo soprano
PARTICIPATIONS
Greek Radio Choir
Athens Municipal Choir
Featuring
CONDUCTOR
Stefanos Tsialis
PARTICIPATIONS
Greek Radio Choir
Athens Municipal Choir
