Jakub Hrůša © Pavel Hejnz
Bamberger Symphoniker – Bayerische Staatsphilharmonie / Hrůša
»Mahler: Symphonie Nr. 2«
Thursday
27
January
2022
19:30 – ca. 21:00
Großer Saal
Presented by
Wiener Konzerthausgesellschaft
Mahler's Second
The Bamberg Symphony Orchestra under the baton of Jakub Hrůša conquers exciting spheres with an epic work by the symphonic philosopher Gustav Mahler, who once confessed: »When I listen to music – even while conducting – I often hear very specific answers to all my questions and am completely clear and certain.« Mahler was always interested in the intellectual currents of his time – philosophical, religious and existential questions were usually at the center of his thinking and composing. One of his worldview symphonies is the Second, premiered in 1895 and nicknamed the »Resurrection Symphony.« The eternal human questions of death and resurrection are conjured up in an enormous symphonic fresco – with the inclusion of the human voice as the »ultima ratio« of the musical proclamation: »I will die in order to live! Resurrect, yes resurrect you will!«
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