Hamburg Philharmonic State Orchestra / Kate Lindsey / Anja Bihlmaier

Date & Time

Mon, Apr 8, 2024, 20:00

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The seven songs by Alma Maria Mahler honour a woman living at the beginning of the 20th century who is too often written into history merely as a spouse rather than an artist in her own right. Kate Lindsey’s interpretation makes it absolutely clear that she is far more than simply a companion to Gustav Mahler! This is followed by music from the far north: No other Scandinavian composer has had more clichés ascribed to them than the Finn Jean... Read full text

Keywords: Symphony Concert, Vocal Music

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Musicians

Philharmonisches Staatsorchester Hamburg
Kate Lindsey	Mezzo-Soprano
Anja Bihlmaier	Conductor

Program

Ramifications	György Ligeti
Sieben Lieder / Bearbeitung für mittlere Singstimme und Orchester von Colin und David Matthews	Alma Mahler
Sinfonie Nr. 1 e-Moll op. 39	Jean Sibelius

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