Mahler Festival: Daniel Barenboim, Berliner Philharmoniker - Symphony No. 10 & Das Lied von der Erde

Date & Time

Sun, May 18, 2025, 20:15

Venue

Het Concertgebouw, Main Hall (Amsterdam)

One of the world's most legendary orchestras, the Berliner Philharmoniker, will be led by Daniel Barenboim on the final night of the Mahler Festival. 'The Tenth is and remains music of the future,' the legendary pianist and conductor says of Mahler's swan song. He also conducts the impressive non-symphony Das Lied von der Erde. Vocal soloists in Das Lied are Dorottya Láng and Benjamin Bruns.The world is turning - roughly the tenor of Mahler's Das Lied von der Erde. In... Read full text

Keywords: Vocal Music

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Musicians

Berliner Philharmoniker
Daniel Barenboim	Conductor
Dorottya Láng	Mezzo-Soprano
Benjamin Bruns	Tenor

Program

Adagio - Andante - Adagio	Gustav Mahler
Das Lied von der Erde	Gustav Mahler

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