MAHLER Symphony No.8, ‘Symphony of a Thousand’
Sun, 23 Oct
|Royal Albert Hall
Vasily Petrenko, the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra’s Music Director Designate, is joined on stage at the magnificent Royal Albert Hall by the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra, eight soloists, four choruses, two children’s choirs and an organ.
Time & Location
23 Oct 2022, 15:00
Royal Albert Hall, Kensington Gore, South Kensington, London SW7 2AP, UK
About the event
Even by Mahler’s standards, his Symphony No.8, nicknamed ‘Symphony of a Thousand’, is a work of immense proportions. Vasily Petrenko, the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra’s Music Director Designate, is joined on stage at the magnificent Royal Albert Hall by the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra, eight soloists, four choruses, two children’s choirs and an organ, for what promises to be a titanic performance of this rarely heard masterpiece. Written in two halves, Part I employs the text of a 9th century hymn ‘Veni Creator Spiritus’ (‘Come Creator Spirit’), and Part II – inspired by the final scene of Goethe’s Faust – sees Faust’s soul rescued from the clutches of the Devil, then ascend to Heaven in a blaze of glory.
Sarah Wegener Soprano Jacquelyn Wagner Soprano Regula Mühlemann Soprano Jennifer Johnston Mezzo-soprano Hilary Summers Alto Vincent Wolfsteiner Tenor Michael Nagy Baritone Shenyang Bass
Philharmonia Chorus Bournemouth Symphony Chorus City of London Choir The Temple Church Choir Tiffin Boys’ Choir
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
Vasily Petrenko Conductor
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