Daniel Harding

Date & Time

Mon, Mar 10, 2025, 20:00

Venue

“I only program music I love, because otherwise what’s the point?” Fleur Barron recently told The Times, which praised the Singaporean-British mezzo-soprano as “a knockout performer.” The young, exciting, and passionate singer (whose mentor, incidentally, is Barbara Hannigan) will make her debut with the BRSO in Mahler’s Lied von der Erde. She will be joined by tenor Andrew Staples, who has performed many times with the BRSO, as well as guest conductor Daniel Harding. Mendelssohn’s Fifth Symphony – written in honor of Martin Luther – has not been performed by the BRSO in a long time. The composer would have actually liked to burn the work, whose first movement he described as a “fat, bristly animal.” Fortunately, his intention was never realized.
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Keywords: Guest Concert, Symphony Concert, Vocal Music

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Musicians

Daniel Harding	Conductor
Fleur Barron	Mezzo-Soprano
Andrew Staples	Tenor
Symphonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks

Program

Symphony No. 5 in D major, op. 107 (“Reformation”)	Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy
“Das Lied von der Erde”	Gustav Mahler

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