The Philadelphia Orchestra Resurrects the Mahler Second.
by Paul J. Pelkonen
Half a century ago, a young conductor named Leonard Bernstein brought the symphonies of Gustav Mahler to the attention of concert-goes around the world. Since then, Mahler's symphonies, and particularly his Symphony No. 2 (known by the unofficial nickname Resurrection) have been a touchstone of the podium. On Halloween night, Philadelphia Orchestra music director Yannick Nézet-Séguin staked his claim as a Mahlerian on Bernstein's old stomping grounds: the Perelman Stage at Carnegie Hall.
by Paul J. Pelkonen
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| Yannick Nézet-Séguin. Photo by Marco Borggreve from the conductor's official site. |
