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Prom 11: Mahler Symphony of a Thousand

Live at the ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Proms: the ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ NOW with Principal Conductor Thomas SøndergÃ¥rd and a star-studded cast, plus no fewer than five choirs, perform Mahler's mighty Eighth Symphony.

Live at ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Proms: ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ NOW with Principal Conductor Thomas SøndergÃ¥rd and a star-studded cast, plus no fewer than five choirs, perform Mahler's mighty Eighth Symphony.

Live from the Royal Albert Hall, London
Presented by Ian Skelly

Mahler: Symphony No 8 in E flat major, 'Symphony of a Thousand'

Tamara Wilson (soprano)
Camilla Nylund (soprano)
Joélle Harvey (soprano)
Marianne Beate Kielland (mezzo-soprano)
Claudia Huckle (contralto)
Simon O'Neill (tenor)
Quinn Kelsey (baritone)
Morris Robinson (bass)
Southend Boys' Choir
Southend Girls' Choir
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ National Chorus of Wales
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Symphony Chorus
London Symphony Chorus
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ National Orchestra of Wales
Thomas Søndergård (conductor)

'It is the best thing I have ever done,' said Mahler of his Eighth Symphony - for which tonight the ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ National Orchestra of Wales and Thomas SøndergÃ¥rd, in his final season as Principal Conductor, join forces with no fewer than five choirs. One of the grandest symphonic statements of the repertoire, concluding with a dramatic setting of the mystical closing scene from Goethe's Faust, it's mammoth scale matches the impressive space of the Royal Albert Hall.

1 hour, 30 minutes

Music Played

  • Gustav Mahler

    Symphony No 8 in E flat major, 'Symphony of a Thousand'

    Orchestra: ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ National Orchestra of Wales. Conductor: Thomas SøndergÃ¥rd.
  • Vincent Youmans

    Tahiti Trot, Op 16

    Orchestrator: Dmitry Shostakovich. Orchestra: Royal Scottish National Orchestra. Conductor: Neeme Järvi.
    • Chandos.

Credits

Role Contributor
Performer ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ National Chorus of Wales
Performer ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Symphony Chorus
Performer ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ National Orchestra of Wales

Broadcast

  • Sun 22 Jul 2018 19:00

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