Symphonic monument

Mahler's Symphony No. 2

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Date
Friday, Feb. 16 -
Sunday, February 18
Location
Amare Concert Hall, The Hague
Tickets
From € 34,-
Musicians
Conductor: Anja Bihlmaier
Choir: Laurens Symphonic
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Mahler's Auferstehungs symphony is monumental. Even in the "smaller" version by Erwin Stein. An imposing work about man in distress, about death, redemption and resurrection. Poignant when the mourning is sung and the choir introduces the 'Auferstehen'; overwhelming when orchestral and choral sounds whip each other up to a finale with heavy percussion, blaring brass and a grand choir.

We are, of course, bringing a top-notch cast. Soprano Ruby Hughes has won many awards with her light and flawless voice. Dutch mezzo-soprano Christianne Stotijn traveled the world with Bernard Haitink. Tonight she returns to the Residentie Orkest. And one of Holland's finest choirs is back at Amare: the Laurens Symphonic. All this, of course, under the direction of our own chief conductor Anja Bihlmaier. This Mahler is not to be missed!

Programme 

Anja Bihlmaier conductor
Ruby Hughes soprano
Christianne Stotijn mezzo-soprano
Laurens Symphonic Choir

Mahler/Stein Symphony No. 2 'Auferstehung'

The Residentie Orkest plays Mahler's Second Symphony in the version by Erwin Stein (1885-1958). This Jewish conductor, teacher, writer and arranger worked closely with composer Arnold Schoenberg, among others, and also knew Gustav Mahler personally. Stein was a shareholder of publisher Universal Edition, which also released Mahler's works.
Erwin Stein reduced the scoring of Mahler's Second Symphony to the original scoring of Totenfeier, a stand-alone composition that Mahler later reworked into the first movement of this Second Symphony. An interesting thought by Stein to see how the entire symphony might work in this slightly slimmer but still large instrumentation version. This makes the balance and transparency different from Mahler's original version. We found it interesting to bring this, very rarely performed historical reduction to performance in The Hague.
Like many Jewish artists, Erwin Stein fled - in 1938 - from the Nazis and worked from London. He then had to give up his shares at Universal Edition, which was part of the reason that his version of this symphony was also unknown to the publisher for a long time.

Schedule  

Friday, Feb. 16 - 8:15 p.m.

7:15 p.m. - doors open
7:30 p.m. - starter
8:15 p.m. - concert
9:45 p.m. - end of concert

Sunday, Feb. 18- 2:15 p.m.

1:15 p.m. - doors open
1:30 p.m. - starter
2:15 p.m. - concert
3:45 p.m. - end of concert

There will be no intermission. 

Tickets 

Premium: € 62,-
Section 1: € 52,-
Section 2: € 44,-
Section 3: € 39,-
Section 4: € 34,-
Section 5: € 15,- please note: very limited sight and sound due to choir on 1st orchestra string


Prices include cloakroom service and a complimentary drink after the concert.
Please note that seats in the 2nd balcony can only be reached by stairs.

Click here to view the map of the Concert Hall in Amare. 

"Music is about emotions, it's up to us to translate all that wonderful repertoire as engagingly as possible."

- Anja Bihlmaier

Anja Bihlmaier
Ruby Hughes
Christianne Stotijn
Laurens Symphonic

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