The Gustav Mahler Celebration

Exactly one hundred and fifty years after the birth of the brilliant composer and conductor Gustav Mahler, a select band of artists gathered in his birthplace, Kalište, to honour his creative talent in a very special way. Under the direction of the Austrian conductor Manfred Honeck and accompanied by the internationally acclaimed Mahler Chamber Orchestra, three world-famous soloists came to pay tribute to Mahler at a gala concert: Thomas Hampson, Anne Sofie von Otter and Marita Sølberg. The result was an unforgettable summer evening of classical music made up of outstanding excerpts from Mahler’s Second Symphony and his best-known orchestral songs, performed on an impressive open-air stage against the backdrop of an idyllic natural setting – it was, in short, a worthy tribute to the great Gustav Mahler.

REPERTOIRE:	Symphony No. 2, Totenfeier; Rheinlegendchen; Ging heut morgen übers Feld; Urlicht; Ich atmet einen Lindenduft; Revelge; Es sungen drei Engel; Ich bin der Welt abhanden gekommen; Trost im Unglück
ORCHESTRA:	Mahler Chamber Orchestra
CONDUCTOR:	Manfred Honeck
PERFORMERS:	Thomas Hampson, baritone; Anne Sofie von Otter, mezzo-soprano; Marita Sølberg, soprano; Prague Philharmonic Choir; Boni Pueri, the Czech Boys Choir
PROG.NR.:	5814
GENRE:	Orchestral Music
PROG.LENGTH:	78'
DIRECTOR:	Stein-Roger Bull
PRODUCERS:	A co-production of Nordisk Film TV, Czech TV, EuroArts, NRK-TV, ARTE France and NHK