Mahler and Manoury
From Mahler’s morning glow to Manoury’s enchanting new world of sound.
Few symphonies are as beloved as Mahler’s First, which in four sweeping movements conjures up an entire world, from dawn to klezmer celebration. At its premiere the music was derided by conservative audiences; today we smile at such incomprehension. But how many new sounds can we ourselves embrace? Time to have our ears cleansed by a Mahler of our own day: welcome Philippe Manoury.
Programme & performers
Manoury
Violin Concerto (Commissioned Work, Dutch premiere)
Mahler
First Symphony



then and now.

What she did with those all-too-familiar notes was almost unheard of. (…) it felt as if you were truly hearing a violin for the very first time.
