Who was Mahler? Who is Mahler? How does Mahler sound? What makes his music so special? And why does his music move us so much today? In Dear Mahler! we search for answers to these questions.
Opening night: Dear Mahler!
With conductor Lorenzo Viotti, baritone Florian Boesch, the Netherlands Philharmonic and various people who each have or had their own connection with Mahler, we travel through Mahler's impressive oeuvre based on memories, reflections and critical notes.
A theatrical journey like Mahler's work itself: compelling, moving, funny, tragic, with jubilant joy and deep sorrow. Packed with the most beautiful and best pieces from Mahler's oeuvre.
Dear Mahler!
is for anyone who wants to become acquainted with the great work of the composer Gustav Mahler. And for everyone who already knows Mahler's music but wants to immerse themselves in his work and life in a different way.
This concert is the opening night of the Mahler Festival 2025.
Spoken texts during this concert are in Dutch and in English. With Dutch/English translation in the surtitles.
Performers
Nederlands Philharmonisch
Lorenzo Viotti, conductor
Florian Boesch, baritone
Charlie Chan Dagelet, acting
Bram Suijker, acting
Gijs Scholten van Aschat, direction
Thomas de Jonker, text and dramaturgy
There is no intermission for this concert
