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Proms 2023 Prom 35: Mahler’s Seventh

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Prom 35: Mahler’s Seventh
19:30 Thu 10 Aug 2023 Royal Albert Hall
An emotionally charged programme from the ´óÏó´«Ã½ Symphony Orchestra and their Chief Conductor Sakari Oramo. Berg’s Violin Concerto, with soloist Leila Josefowicz, and Mahler’s Symphony No. 7.
An emotionally charged programme from the ´óÏó´«Ã½ Symphony Orchestra and their Chief Conductor Sakari Oramo. Berg’s Violin Concerto, with soloist Leila Josefowicz, and Mahler’s Symphony No. 7.

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An emotionally charged programme from the ´óÏó´«Ã½ Symphony Orchestra and their Chief Conductor Sakari Oramo. Berg’s Violin Concerto weaves quotations from Bach into music contrasting expressive Romanticism with cooler serial techniques. American-Canadian violinist Leila Josefowicz is the soloist. Also on this bill is the symphony that Mahler called his ‘song of the night’. Every Mahler symphony is an emotional journey; but this one sweeps from an overcast Alpine lake through love songs, nightmares and nocturnal marches to an ear-splitting finish along with jangling cowbells and laced with pitch-black humour.

*Unfortunately, Sir Andrew Davis has had to withdraw from this Prom. We are very grateful to Sakari Oramo who will replace him at short notice.

Mahler Symphony No. 10 will be replaced by Mahler Symphony No. 7.

Berg’s Violin Concerto will still be performed as advertised.*

Image: Sakari Oramo © Benjamin Ealovega

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