The exceptional players of the Los Angeles Philharmonic under Gustavo Dudamel, in the second of their special three-concert residency at International Festival 2019, launch the 2019 Usher Hall concerts with one of the grandest and most gripping of symphonies.
The Resurrection collides hair-raising terror with heartrending tenderness, and the intense spiritual euphoria of its overwhelming choral conclusion " complete with organ, crashing gongs and tolling bells " is simply spectacular.
Make an unforgettable odyssey through funereal despair to the blazing light of rebirth " in Mahlers magnificent hymn of joy to creation.
Gustavo Dudamel Conductor
Miah Persson Soprano
Anna Larsson Mezzo soprano
Edinburgh Festival Chorus
Aidan Oliver Chorus Director