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Yannick Nézet-Séguin, Conductor
Angela Meade Soprano Erin Wall Soprano Lisette Oropesa Soprano Stephanie Blythe Mezzo-soprano Mihoko Fujimura Mezzo-soprano Anthony Dean Griffey Tenor Markus Werba Baritone John Relyea Bass Westminster Symphonic Choir Joe Miller Director The Choral Arts Society of Washington Scott Tucker Artistic Director The American Boychoir Fernando Malvar-Ruiz Music Director Mahler Symphony No. 8 ('Symphony of a Thousand') The nickname 'Symphony of a Thousand' may be an exaggeration; there will be 'only' four hundred or so singers and musicians in these performances. But Mahler's masterful Symphony No. 8 is otherwise immune to hyperbole. It's an enormous, ambitious, soul-stirring work that simply must be experienced live. Yannick Nézet-Séguin marshals these tremendous forces to produce a sublime realization of Mahler's absolute belief in the profound importance of this music. These performances mark the 100th anniversary—almost to the day—of the Symphony's U.S. premiere by The Philadelphia Orchestra. It played a pivotal role in launching our now-renowned ensemble onto the international stage. Leopold Stokowski (who'd seen Mahler himself conduct the world premiere in Munich in 1910) insisted that his Philadelphians should be first to perform the work in America, despite the cost and difficulty. The reverberations from that performance continue today.Subscribe now for the best seats!
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