Kirill Petrenko conducts Mahler’s “Symphony of a Thousand”

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“To me, to write a symphony is to build a world using all the means of available technique,” wrote Gustav Mahler. Nowhere does he implement this credo more overwhelming than in his “Symphony of a Thousand.” With eight soloists, three choirs, and a colossal orchestra, he pushes beyond all that came before. Yet, Mahler not only unleashes an immense torrent of sound; he also distils fundamental thoughts from the history of philosophy – from the medieval hymn to the conclusion of Goethe’s Faust. After 15 years, the Berliner Philharmoniker brings this spectacular work back to the stage. Kirill Petrenko conducts.

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Artists

Berliner Philharmoniker
Kirill Petrenko conductor
Jacquelyn Wagner soprano (Magna peccatrix)
Golda Schultz soprano (Una poenitentium)
Jasmin Delfs soprano (Mater gloriosa)
Beth Taylor contralto (Mulier samaritana)
Fleur Barron mezzo-soprano (Maria Aegyptiaca)
Benjamin Bruns tenor (Doctor Marianus)
Gihoon Kim baritone (Pater ecstaticus)
Le Bu bass (Pater profundus)
Rundfunkchor Berlin
Knaben des Staats- Boys of the Berlin State and Cathedral Choir
Bachchor Salzburg

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Programme

Gustav Mahler
Symphony No. 8 “Symphony of a Thousand”