Andris Nelsons conducts the Concertgebouw Orchestra in Mahler's Symphony No. 4

Andris Nelsons

We are very happy to welcome Andris Nelsons back to our orchestra. He will be conducting two large-scale works which both find resolution in a timeless, heavenly vision. Mahler’s lightest and airiest symphony, the Fourth, is also one of his most popular works. Indeed, it has been a part of our repertoire since 1904, when the composer himself conducted the Dutch premiere. Now we get the opportunity to experience Andris Nelsons’ interpretation of Mahler’s Fourth Symphony. In the final part, German soprano Christiane Karg transports us to heaven as seen through the eyes of a child.

Håkan Hardenberger

Before the interval, it is the trumpet virtuoso Håkan Hardenberger who takes us on a journey to paradise. Jörg Widmann's trumpet concerto Towards Paradise is a psychological quest, an erratic musical journey leading through hectic, anxious, loving and melancholic moments, until they gradually give way to breathtaking views.