Colombia is streaming its first-ever performance of Mahler’s eighth symphony. Here’s more from Dianne Winsor:
Mahler 8 will be performed for the first time in Colombia Oct. 15/16! Maestro Enrique Diemecke of Mexico will lead the Orquesta Filarmónica de Bogotá in this premiere performance. In Latin America, Mahler 8 has previously been performed only in Venezuela, Argentina & Mexico.
The Colombians have planned well, it appears, for the space required to present this enormous symphony. Here’s a link with a blueprint of the stage modifications they’ve implemented for their performances:
http://www.filarmonicabogota.gov.co/web2011/mahler/transmision.html
The Colombian premiere will be streamed live, broadcast on radio & television & presented on giant screens in parks throughout the country, in the cities of Bogotá, Medellín, Cali & Pereira. Here’s more info in English:
