Mäkelä leads Mahler’s Symphony No. 1
Concertgebouw Orchestra opens Mahler Festival
Klaus Mäkelä steps into the Concertgebouw Orchestra’s much-vaunted Mahler tradition with respect and self-confidence.
Concert programme
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Anders Hillborg
Hell Mountain (commissioned, world premiere)
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Gustav Mahler
Symphony No. 1 'Titan'
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Performers
About this concert
When Gustav Mahler came to Amsterdam to conduct the Dutch premiere of his First Symphony in 1903, a close collaboration started – so began the Concertgebouw Orchestra’s much-vaunted Mahler tradition. Klaus Mäkelä steps into that tradition with respect and self-confidence. He previously gave stunning interpretations of the Sixth and the Third, now it is time for the First, which he calls Mahler's 'pastoral’ symphony: ‘I’ve always been attracted to its imaginative beauty, and its freshness. The expression is extremely clear, and it contains all the elements of his later work.’
The concert opens with a brand new companion piece to Mahler’s First Symphony by the Swedish composer Anders Hillborg, whose music is often not far removed from Mahler's vast symphonic world. The work was commissioned by the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra with financial support from the Mahler Foundation.
You can still enjoy this concert:
- Live at the Mahler Pavilion in the Vondelpark (entry free of charge)
- On Dutch TV – Live on NPO 2 Extra and on NPO 2 on Sunday, May 11 at 2.00 PM (symphony only)
- Live at nine Pathé cinemas – Tickets (€9.50) available at Pathé Buitenhof (The Hague), Pathé Delft, Pathé Groningen, Pathé Maastricht, Pathé Nijmegen, Pathé Schouwburgplein (Rotterdam), Pathé Tilburg Centrum, and Pathé Utrecht Leidsche Rijn and Pathé Zwolle.
Dates and tickets
About this concert
When Gustav Mahler came to Amsterdam to conduct the Dutch premiere of his First Symphony in 1903, a close collaboration started – so began the Concertgebouw Orchestra’s much-vaunted Mahler tradition. Klaus Mäkelä steps into that tradition with respect and self-confidence. He previously gave stunning interpretations of the Sixth and the Third, now it is time for the First, which he calls Mahler's 'pastoral’ symphony: ‘I’ve always been attracted to its imaginative beauty, and its freshness. The expression is extremely clear, and it contains all the elements of his later work.’
The concert opens with a brand new companion piece to Mahler’s First Symphony by the Swedish composer Anders Hillborg, whose music is often not far removed from Mahler's vast symphonic world. The work was commissioned by the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra with financial support from the Mahler Foundation.
You can still enjoy this concert:
- Live at the Mahler Pavilion in the Vondelpark (entry free of charge)
- On Dutch TV – Live on NPO 2 Extra and on NPO 2 on Sunday, May 11 at 2.00 PM (symphony only)
- Live at nine Pathé cinemas – Tickets (€9.50) available at Pathé Buitenhof (The Hague), Pathé Delft, Pathé Groningen, Pathé Maastricht, Pathé Nijmegen, Pathé Schouwburgplein (Rotterdam), Pathé Tilburg Centrum, and Pathé Utrecht Leidsche Rijn and Pathé Zwolle.