Manfred Honeck: Mahler Symphony 5, Pittsburgh Symphony

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The Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra performs Mahler's Symphony No. 5 from the Berlin Philharmonie. This performance concluded the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra's three-week European tour. From the opening solo trumpet proclamation to the final symphonic flourish and a breadth of landscapes in between, watch the complete video footage from that evening.

Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra
Manfred Honeck, conductor
Berlin Philharmonie
Berlin, Germany
September 11, 2011

Program:
Mahler: Symphony No. 5 in c-sharp minor

Encores:
Josef Strauss: The Dragonfly
Richard Strauss: Waltz, from "Der Rosenkavalier"

This video is produced by the Digital Concert Hall, the virtual concert venue of the Berlin Philharmonic.



In a half lit hall, Manfred Honeck joins Daniel Finkernagel center stage at the Berlin Philharmonie. While the empty hall awaits its expectant audience, they spend a few moments discussing the emotions in Mahler's music and what it means in the context of that evening's 9/11 10th anniversary.

This video is produced by the Digital Concert Hall, the virtual concert venue of the Berlin Philharmonic.


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