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Proms 2025
4 Aug 2025, Royal Albert Hall
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Proms 2025 Mahler and Boulez

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Mahler and Boulez
19:30 Mon 4 Aug 2025 Royal Albert Hall
The sonic scope of Mahler’s Das klagende Lied meets its match in the musical spectacle of Pierre Boulez’s ‘majestic processional’ Rituel in memoriam Bruno Maderna, performed by the ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Symphony Orchestra under Hannu Lintu
The sonic scope of Mahler’s Das klagende Lied meets its match in the musical spectacle of Pierre Boulez’s ‘majestic processional’ Rituel in memoriam Bruno Maderna, performed by the ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Symphony Orchestra under Hannu Lintu

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Das klagende Lied, Mahler’s musical coming-of- age, is a chilling fable of jealousy, murder and magic. An eerie woodland and a lively wedding ceremony are the centrepieces of a cantata of vast sonic imagination – a foretaste of the symphonies to come, heard here in its original three-part version. Mahler’s sonic scope meets its match in the musical spectacle of Pierre Boulez’s ‘majestic processional’ Rituel in memoriam Bruno Maderna. Dedicated to the composer’s long-time colleague and friend, the work transforms the concert hall into a temple, in which the audience is immersed in the sounds created by eight groups of musicians.

Russell Thomas © Fay Fox