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Mahler Symphonie 7

Mahler Festival: Jaap van Zweden & Chicago Symphony Orchestra - Mahler's Symphony No. 7

Mahler Festival: Jaap van Zweden & Chicago Symphony Orchestra - Mahler's Symphony No. 7

Musicians

  • Chicago Symphony Orchestra
  • Jaap van Zweden conductor

Works

  • Mahler

    Symphony No. 7

  • This concert has no intermission

About the concert

Chicago Symphony Orchestra and Jaap van Zweden play Mahler’s Seventh Symphony, a piece full of contrasts, that even Mahler himself felt was largely cheerful, with the nighttime playing the lead role.

Jaap van Zweden & Chicago Symphony Orchestra

Conductor Jaap van Zweden has a long and close relationship with the Chicago Symphony Orchestra. During the Mahler Festival, they will perform the Sixth (yesterday) and Seventh Symphony (today). The latter is 'the most difficult Mahler for both the orchestra, the conductor and the audience,' Van Zweden told de Volkskrant. 'The whole symphony sits between dream and reality.'

Mahler's Symphony No. 7

'Predominantly joyful in character', Mahler himself described his Seventh Symphony. This is contrasted by an opposite nickname of the piece: 'Lied der Nacht'. Of the five movements, two are so-called 'night music'. While many sleep, others lie restlessly awake, listening to animals active in the dark, to the marching pace of the bloodstream. The contrasting piece of music is right up Van Zweden's alley. He serves it up as a 'subtle sampling of colours', wrote NRC.

Mahler Festival Dinner

Before this concert, enjoy the Mahler Festival Dinner at restaurant LIER. A three-course surprise menu including wine, table water and coffee or tea for €75 per person. More information and reservations

Mahler Talk with Morten Solvik

7 pm - Recital Hall

Norwegian musicologist and renowned Mahler expert Morten Solvik will give an introduction to the evening's program. You will need a free ticket for the Mahler Talks. Tickets are available online starting april 24th. The Talks are in English.

  • Thanks to:

    AON

Tickets

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  • Drinks are included in the price of admission. When the price category 'Online sprint under 30' is available, you can order 1 ticket 4 hours before the start of a concert.

  • Prices do not include transaction fee: € 5 per order.