We’re ushering in the Sydney summer with Mahler’s sunniest and most irresistible symphony.
We’re ushering in the Sydney summer with Mahler’s Third Symphony – his sunniest symphony of all. “The finale is just unbelievably uplifting,” says Ashkenazy, “and no one, not even the most pessimistic person, will be able to resist it.” But before the music arrives at that glorious conclusion, radiant in its affirmation of love, it traces a musical journey inspired by nature and the dream of a summer morning.
It’s an expansive, all-embracing symphony that finds as much meaning in a dainty meadow flower as in the voices of angels. This, said Mahler, is a symphony that wakes from unfathomable silence and sings and rings!
Vladimir Ashkenazy conductor
Lilli Paasikivi mezzo-soprano
Ladies of the Sydney Philharmonia Choirs
Sydney Children’s Choir
Pre-concert talk by David Garrett in the Northern Foyer, 45 minutes before each performance.
** Customer Service Notice : Mahler 3 with the SSO **
Please note there will be NO interval at the Sydney Symphony’s performances of Mahler’s Third Symphony on 2, 3 and 4 December. The concert will last approximately 1 hr 45 mins. Latecomers will be admitted only after Part I, approximately 35 mins after the start of the concert.
We encourage you to arrive in good time to avoid missing the first part of the concert.