Date
Monday 20 July 2009 at 7:00pm
Location
Royal Albert Hall
Kensington Gore,
London,
SW7 2A,
United Kingdom
Tel: 0845 401 5045
Link
Description
Begun in the summer of 1909, Mahler's last completed symphony was written at a time of crisis, following the loss of a daughter, his forced resignation from the Vienna Court Opera, the diagnosis of his own fatal heart disease and the breakdown of his marriage. Yet, while the first movement is permeated by premonitions of death and the last fades away into nothingness, the enduring impression is one of resigned, even joyful acceptance of man's fate. One of the world's great Mahlerians, Bernard Haitink this year celebrates both his 80th birthday and the 50th anniversary of his UK debut.
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