Leonard Bernstein called Mahler’s ‘Das Lied von der Erde’ his greatest symphony. Mahler composed this symphonic song cycle after a personal annus horibilis (1907), in which he lost his daughter, was fired as director of the Vienna Opera, and suffered from poor health. A sympathetic friend gave him a bundle of poems based on ancient Chinese poetry, which roused the composer inside him. Das Lied von der Erde celebrates life and death in the form of an ode to nature. The Netherlands Wind Ensemble has not changed a single one of Mahler’s notes, but the performance is entirely unique.

COMPOSITION: GUSTAV MAHLER

VOCALS: CHRISTIANNE STOTIJN, MARCEL REIJANS

when to see it

• Thu 14 Mar 2019 20.30 Amsterdam Podium Mozaiëk Tickets
  voorpremière
• Fri 15 Mar 2019 20.30 Tilburg Theaters Tilburg Tickets
  première
• Sat 16 Mar 2019 20.15 Den Haag Nieuwe Kerk Tickets
  ticket sale starts on the 15th of May
• Sun 17 Mar 2019 20.15 Haarlem Philharmonie Tickets
• Tue 19 Mar 2019 20.00 Enschede Grote Kerk Tickets
• Wed 20 Mar 2019 20.15 Wageningen de Junushoff Tickets
• Fri 22 Mar 2019 20.15 Eindhoven Muziekgebouw Frits Philips Tickets
  Serie Scherpdenkers: with Aaltje van Zweden
• Sat 23 Mar 2019 20.15 Amsterdam Het Concertgebouw (kleine zaal) Sold out
  Serie Scherpdenkers: with Aaltje van Zweden
• Sun 24 Mar 2019 15.00 Heerlen Parkstad Limburg Theaters Tickets
• Tue 26 Mar 2019 20.15 Breda Chasse Theater Tickets
• Wed 27 Mar 2019 20.00 Utrecht TivoliVredenburg Tickets
• Thu 28 Mar 2019 20.15 Helmond Theater het Speelhuis Tickets