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Bayerisches Staatsorchester: Mahler 7

Conducted by Kirill Petrenko

,Barbican Hall
Kirill Petrenko conducting the Bayerisches Staatsorchester

Kirill Petrenko conducts Mahler’s Seventh Symphony in this rare London appearance with one of the world’s finest orchestras.

‘The symphony must be like the world’ declared Mahler. ‘It must embrace everything’. And in his Seventh and most colourful symphony, he brings together love songs, nocturnes and dark visions, to create a sonic universe like no other.

The delirious moodswings and virtuosic writing of the Seventh make it a magnificent showcase for any orchestra, and the Bavarian State Orchestra is deeply versed in the German Romantic performance tradition. Under its music director Kirill Petrenko – recently appointed as Simon Rattle’s successor at the Berlin Philharmonic – it’s reaffirmed its place amongst the world’s leading orchestras: this should be intensely worth hearing.

Tagged with: Classical music Barbican Presents 2017–18

Programme

  • Mahler   Symphony No 7

Performers

  • Bayerisches Staatsorchester  
  • Kirill Petrenko   conductor

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6.30pm Pre-concert talk

Guido Gärtner in conversation with Huw Humphreys
6.30pm, Barbican Hall


Guido Gärtner, Managing Director and violinist of the Bayerisches Staatsorchester, talks to Barbican Head of Music Huw Humphreys about life at the helm of one of the world’s greatest orchestras, sharing his extraordinary backstage insights into the orchestra’s venerable tradition, working with music director Kirill Petrenko, and what the future holds for the Bavarian band.

Entry is free to ticket-holders of the performance.

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