Music Festival Grafenegg: Gerhaher, Blomstedt, Gustav Mahler Youth Orchestra
Masterpieces by the young Mahler and the aged Bruckner are performed by the Gustav Mahler Youth Orchestra, already well-known in Grafenegg, under the direction of celebrated conductor Herbert Blomstedt, with soloist Christian Gerhaher.
A reviewer once referred to baritone Christian Gerhaher’s interpretation of the "Songs of a Wayfarer" as "perfectly outlined, cultivated notes with a light, quiet treble".
Mahler’s bold harmonies go back, among others, to late works by Anton Bruckner, who anticipated essential aspects of the 20th century in his final, unfinished symphony.
Admission to the additional events (i.e. pre-concert talks, préludes and soirée) is included in the ticket of the main concert:
Prélude: 4:30 pm, Reitschule
Pre-concert talk by Haide Tenner: 6:00 pm, Reitschule
