This year, the London Philharmonic Orchestra celebrates the musical genius and legacy of great Austrian composer, Gustav Mahler (1860-1911).
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Wednesday 1 December, 7.30pm | Royal Festival Hall, London
Debussy (Orch. C Matthews) Préludes:
Des pas sur la neige
La cathédrale engloutie
Feux d’artifice
Britten Les Illuminations
Mahler Symphony No. 4
After the cataclysmic natural conflicts of his Third Symphony, Mahler glanced elsewhere in the more contented, downsized pastoral of his Fourth. Within the delicate frame of this piece is some of the composer’s most heart-easing music; the spectres of Mozart and Beethoven peer through its clean dances and calming lullabies. Clouds gather, only to be gently breathed away by the soprano’s song of Heavenly Life and the harp’s contented thrumming. Following the taut, spring-like exhilarations of Britten’s orchestral songs Les Illuminations, Mahler’s reposeful symphony will glow even warmer.
London Philharmonic Orchestra
Tickets: £9 – 38 (Premium seats £55)
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Saturday 4 December, 7.30pm | Royal Festival Hall, London
Beethoven Piano Concerto No. 4
Mahler Symphony No. 1 (original version including Blumine)
Mahler’s First Symphony: the opening chapter of his spiritual autobiography. And the music itself seems to awaken – emerging from hushed strings and woodwind cuckoos into its stride, marching forth, stamping towards an eerie realisation of a nursery rhyme and arriving at a final, blazing affirmation of confidence. Here Vladimir Jurowski includes additional, cleansing musical statements: Beethoven’s ‘taming the furies’ Fourth Piano Concerto, and the movement of the First Symphony that Mahler’s publisher discarded, Blumine – a pure and touching statement shot through with Mahler’s own inimitable sense of resignation and regret.
London Philharmonic Orchestra
Tickets: £9 – 38 (Premium seats £55)
Book Now: 020 7840 4242 (Mon-Fri, 10am-5pm) No booking fee
Mention ‘Austrian Cultural Forum offer’ and get a 10% discount
