Mahlerfest

Date: Friday, Oct 23, 2015 at 8pm
Saturday, Oct 24, 2015 at 8pm
Performers: Lara Ciekiewicz
Emilia Boteva
Mennonite Festival Chorus
Winnipeg Philharmonic Choir
Winnipeg Symphony Orchestra
Location: Centennial Concert Hall
Address: 555 Main Street, Winnipeg, MB, Canada

About

Our week-long Mahlerfest, devoted to the life and work of Gustav Mahler, opens with one of his most unforgettable works, the Resurrection Symphony. Mahler tackles the big questions: What is life? Why are we living? What comes next? He answers the quest in his Resurrection Symphony: a life-affirming journey through human joys and travails, with a transcendent finale inviting the start of a new and different life, a life without judgment, where everyone is equal. In the words of Norman Lebrecht: “More than any other symphony Mahler’s Second acquired a mythical dimension, defining the lives of those who embraced it.”

RTISTS

Alexander Mickelthwate, conductor
Lara Ciekiewicz, soprano
Emilia Boteva, mezzo-soprano
Mennonite Festival Chorus
Winnipeg Philharmonic Choir

WORKS

Mahler: Symphony No. 2 in C minor (Resurrection)