Singer and Storyteller Simon Keenlyside
Mahler's Masterpieces
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16-Jun-2025
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MAHLER Selected Songs from ππͺπ¦π₯π¦π³ πΆπ―π₯ ππ¦π΄Γ€π―π¨π¦ π’πΆπ΄ π₯π¦π³ ππΆπ¨π¦π―π₯π»π¦πͺπ΅
MAHLER Symphony No. 7
Baritone Simon Keenlyside, a peerless interpreter of art song, performs selections from Mahlerβs ππ¦π΄ ππ―π’π£π¦π― ππΆπ―π₯π¦π³π©π°π³π― and ππͺπ¦π₯π¦π³ πΆπ―π₯ ππ¦π΄Γ€π―π¨π¦ π’πΆπ΄ π₯π¦π³ ππΆπ¨π¦π―π₯π»π¦πͺπ΅. In conversation, he discusses the intricacies of preparation and the ebb and flow of a lifetime spent with a piece. A longtime collaborator and friend of Franz Welser-MΓΆst, Keenlyside considers the trust at the center of good music-making and the importance of responsive musicians. Following the selected Mahler songs on this Vienna Konzerthaus performance, Welser-MΓΆst leads the Orchestra in the night-veiled mystery of Mahlerβs Symphony No. 7.
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