The Mahler series of the Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia in Rome continues in 2011 with the following concerts

Orchestra e coro dell’Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia, conducted by Antonio Pappano

January 2011
Sat 8 | Mon 10 | Tues 11
Symphony No. 6

March 2011
Sat 12 | Mon 14 | Tues 15
Symphony No. 1

April 2011
Sat 2 | Mon 4 | Tues 5
Symphony No. 9

October 2011
Sat 22 | Sun 23 | Mon 24

with the China National Chorus and soloists Manuela Uhl, Christine Brewer, Meagan Miller, Sara Mingardo, Maria Radner, Nikolai Schukoff, Christopher Maltman, Georg Zeppenfeld
Symphony No. 8

November 2011
Sat 12 | Mon 14 | Tues 15
Conductor: Valery Gergiev
Symphony No. 7

In addition, further concerts will be given by the Mariinsky Orchestra together with the Coro dell’Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia, conducted by Valery Gergiev:

10 November 2011
Symphony No. 9

11 November 2011
Symphony No. 4

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“Mahler wanted to live, that’s the whole point of his symphonies! It’s the love of life, not the love of death.”

Mr. Pappano, do you remember when you heard the music of Gustav Mahler for the first time?

Pappano: My first encounter with the music of Gustav Mahler was of course the vocal music; the Rückert-Lieder – Ich bin der Welt abhanden gekommen had a huge impact on me, but you know, strangely enough, the song that stays with me is Liebst du um Schönheit. I know that this song was originally not part of the group, but it’s so specifically Mahlerian. Mahler’s identity is absolutely identifiable – in three notes. And this is what made such a huge impression on me; it couldn’t be anybody else.

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