Name: 19 April 2025 Salzburg
Start: 2025-04-19T19:00:00
Location: Great Festival House

The Mahler Chamber Orchestra embarks on a vibrant musical journey across Europe in 2025, showcasing a diverse tapestry of performances. From Hitzacker to Salzburg, Vienna, Berlin, and Cologne, the orchestra presents a melange of concerts that blend classical symphonies, oratorios, and chamber music. Celebrated artists such as Leif Ove Andsnes, Pene Pati, and Yuja Wang grace the stage, each contributing their unique artistry to a series of unforgettable events. These concerts promise not only to entertain but to enrich audiences with a deeper appreciation of classical music's enduring legacy.

Mahler Chamber Orchestra: A Symphony of Diverse Performances Across Europe

Augustin Hadelich

Gianandrea Noseda

Mahler Chamber Orchestra

Gianandrea Noseda has been internationally acclaimed for his thoughtful and "no-nonsense" Shostakovich interpretations; the German Rondo Magazine applauded the "chamber-music-like intimacy" created in one of his performances. The MCO is therefore eagerly looking forward to his reading of the Russian composer’s 9th Symphony, which is sometimes called his "classical" symphony because of its brevity, form, and frequent chamber character. After the victory over Germany in 1945, the Soviet leadership had asked for a glorious ode to Stalin and Russia’s heroes. Instead, Shostakovich "dreamed up a subversive neo-Classical construction which cocked a snook at the cult of the leader" (BBC). Full of mockery and hidden comments, this symphony was the last one composed by the composer for many years; he only started to write again for orchestra after Stalin’s death in 1953.

19 April 2025 Salzburg

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