Event
SSO: Holdsworth, Mahler, Schubert
- Date: Thursday, 6 May 2021, 1:30pm
- Venue: Sydney Town Hall — 483 George St, Sydney, NSW
- Tickets: Limited tickets. Contact SSO Customer Service: (02) 8215 4600 — Tickets can be purchased online or by phone on (02) 8215 4600
Event Details
In his Fourth Symphony, he takes us to the heavens themselves as we travel through the gates of paradise and into angelic realms.
Mahler chose to do something no composer had ever done before by ending his symphony with a song for solo voice. Titled, ‘The Heavenly Life’, the song’s air of bright innocence captures the symphony’s overall sense of gemütlichkeit – an untranslatable German word that suggests both belonging and cosiness. Settle in as conductor Umberto Clerici leads us to paradise.
Concert Update: 22 March 2021
Donald Runnicles, who was to conduct this concert, is no longer able to come to Australia. We are excited to announce regular guest conductor Umberto Clerici as his replacement.
Program
MARK HOLDSWORTH Excelsior*
SCHUBERT Lieder selections
MAHLER Symphony No.4
*Mark Holdsworth's Excelsior was made possible through the Sydney Symphony Orchestra's 50 Fanfares Project and was commissioned by the Sydney Symphony Orchestra, supported by Peter Howard.
Featured non-Australian music: Mahler, Schubert
Further information for this event is available online at the event's website
Featured Australian Works
| Excelsior : fanfare for orchestra (2021) by Mark Holdsworth — World premiere — performed by Umberto Clerici and Sydney Symphony Orchestra |
Featured artists
- Performer Sydney Symphony Orchestra
- Conductor Umberto Clerici
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