Mahler Festival: Fabio Luisi and NHK Symphony Orchestra - Mahler's Symphony No. 3

Date & Time

Sun, May 11, 2025, 20:15

Venue

Het Concertgebouw, Main Hall (Amsterdam)

Born in Italy, Fabio Luisi is currently chief conductor on two continents. In Texas, he is the successor to Jaap van Zweden at the Dallas Symphony Orchestra. And in Tokyo, he leads the NHK Symphony Orchestra, which today performs Mahler's Third Symphony, one of Mahler's signature orchestral works with a major role for voice. The NHK Symphony Orchestra is joined by both the women of the National Radio Choir and the National Children's Choir.Initially, Mahler gave his Third Symphony a... Read full text

Keywords: Symphony Concert, Vocal Music

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Musicians

NHK Symphony Orchestra, Tokyo
Dames van het Groot Omroepkoor
Nationaal Kinderkoor
Fabio Luisi	Conductor
Olesya Petrova	Mezzo-Soprano

Program

Symphony No. 3 in d minor

Gustav Mahler

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