Sir Simon Rattle: Mahler Symphony No 2
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The Concert
Sir Harrison Birtwistle Donum Simoni MMXVIII
Gustav Mahler Symphony No 2 ‘Resurrection’
Sir Simon Rattle conductor
Louise Alder soprano
Dame Sarah Connolly mezzo-soprano
CBSO Chorus
London Symphony Chorus
London Symphony Orchestra
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Sir Simon Rattle makes an emotional appearance at the Proms at the helm of the London Symphony Orchestra.
In a deeply personal programme, Sir Simon and the orchestra perform Mahler’s mighty Second Symphony, ‘Resurrection’ – a musical odyssey on an epic scale – to a sellout crowd at the Royal Albert Hall.
The work has been indelibly linked with Sir Simon since he first rose to prominence as a student conductor when he was just a teenager.
A moving tribute to Sir Harrison Birtwistle, who died earlier this year, opens the concert. His rousing Donum Simoni MMXVIII was a musical gift composed specially for Sir Simon and the London Symphony Orchestra in 2018.
Petroc Trelawny presents.
