Interview
Gustavo Dudamel in conversation with Matthew McDonald Gustavo Dudamel conducts Mahler’s Second Symphony
“Why have you lived? Why have you suffered?” These are the fundamental questions that Gustav Mahler deals with in his Second Symphony. Dark humour and yearning solos are also to be found in the work’s formidable spectrum of expression. The Berliner Philharmoniker, conductor Gustavo Dudamel, the Rundfunkchor Berlin and all the performers dedicated this performance of the “Resurrection Symphony” to the people affected by the Russian attacks on Ukraine.
Berliner Philharmoniker
Gustavo Dudamel
Nadine Sierra
Okka von der Damerau
Rundfunkchor Berlin
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