Weilerstein & Mahler

This evening’s soloist is a superstar of the international scene. The German baritone Matthias Goerne is one of the most sought-after singers and a frequent guest in concert halls the world over with the greatest orchestras and conductors - not least because of his interpretations of Mahler’s songs. And that is precisely what the Danish audience can look forward to at this pure Mahler evening, where Goerne is the soloist in the Wunderhorn songs. In the second half of the concert comes Mahler’s First Symphony - a groundbreaking work that shows a fully fledged composer who was to revolutionise the symphonic world. The audience is taken into a universe of emotional extremes, where the simple and banal confronts the transcendent and complex - the tragic confronts the grotesque - wild euphoria confronts standstill near-death experiences. The symphony’s nickname Titan refers to a novel of the same name by Jean Paul - an author Mahler greatly admired, because Jean Paul’s works often dealt with a hero who lives through a series of challenges.

• Dirigent: Joshua Weilerstein
• Matthias Goernebaryton

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