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22 Jul 2018, Royal Albert Hall

19:00 Sun 22 Jul 2018 Next Event

Prom 11

Prom 11: Mahler Symphony of a Thousand

19:00 Sun 22 Jul 2018 Prom 11

Mahler described his Eighth Symphony as “… the biggest thing I have ever done', and no fewer than five choirs Thomas Søndergård and the BBC NOW to bring his mighty musical vision to life. The soloists include Tamara Wilson and Christine Rice.

Mahler described his Eighth Symphony as “… the biggest thing I have ever done', and no fewer than five choirs Thomas Søndergård and the BBC NOW to bring his mighty musical vision to life. The soloists include Tamara Wilson and Christine Rice.

Performances & Interviews

Mahler's 8th Symphony - 2018 Proms Special

Mahler's 8th Symphony - 2018 Proms Special

Dancing with the devil in the pale moonlight

Jul '18BBC Radio 3

Programme

- - Gustav Mahler
  - Symphony No 8 in E flat major, 'Symphony of a Thousand'(80 mins)

Performers

Tamara Wilson
soprano
soprano
Camilla Nylund
soprano
soprano
Joélle Harvey
soprano
soprano
Marianne Beate Kielland
mezzo-soprano
mezzo-soprano
Claudia Huckle
contralto
contralto
Simon O’Neill
tenor
tenor
Quinn Kelsey
baritone
baritone
Morris Robinson
bass
bass
Southend Boys’ Choir
Southend Girls' Choir
BBC National Chorus of Wales
BBC Symphony Chorus
London Symphony Chorus
BBC National Orchestra of Wales
Thomas Søndergård
conductor
conductor

Composers

Gustav Mahler

About This Event

'It is the best thing I have ever done,' said Mahler of his Eigth Symphony – for which the BBC National Orchestra of Wales and its Principal Conductor Thomas Søndergård tonight forces with no fewer than five choirs.

One of the grandest symphonic statements of the repertoire, concluding with a dramatic setting of the mystical closing scene from Goethe's Faust, it's mammoth scale matches the impressive space of the Royal Albert Hall.

There will be no interval

Please note that Christine Rice, the previously d mezzo-soprano, has had to withdraw owing to illness. The BBC Proms is very grateful to Marianne Beate Kielland for taking her place at short notice.

Image: Morris Robinson © Laurence Brownlee

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