Mahler’s Resurrection plays in Spain to empty house

Mahler’s Resurrection plays in Spain to empty house

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norman lebrecht

March 11, 2020

After the the Spanish government prohibited events with more than 1000 people in Madrid and other Corona hotspots, the RTVE Orchestra and Chorus went ahead with Mahler’s second symphony in the Auditorio Nacional in honor of Victims of Terrorism.

Pablo Heras-Casado conducted in front of an empty hall and the performance was broadcast live on TV and the internet. Lorenzo Ramos, son of Jesus Lopez Cobos, directed the chorus.


Watch here.

Mahler is once more the man of the moment.

 

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