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Orchestre de l'Escohar 53rd Concert

Le square 53

2023/06/25(su.) 13:30 Starting

Sumida Triphony Hall, Main HallTokyo

Official https://www.lesquare.org/

I would like to unravel Mahler's Symphony No. 9 in a gossipy way, along with his relationship with his wife Alma.
At the age of 41, Gustav Mahler married Alma, a beautiful young woman of 23. Mahler, who was already famous as a conductor of the Vienna Philharmonic and other orchestra, forbade his wife from composing, saying, "Can't you consider my music as your own music? They were blessed with two girls and composed Symphony No. 7 at a time of great maturity.
Mahler's smooth sailing was followed by a series of misfortunes.
In 1907, at the age of 47, he was dismissed from the Vienna Court Opera. (2) His four-year-old daughter died of illness. (3) In addition, he himself was diagnosed with heart disease.
In the summer of 1909, at the age of 49, he completed the draft of his 9th Symphony. He had been staying at his villa every summer to compose, but this year he did not accompany Alma because of her poor health.
The following year, 1910, he discovered that his wife Alma was having an affair. Mahler was shocked by his wife's frustration and underwent psychotherapy with Freud. In an attempt to regain his wife's interest, he introduced her to a publisher and had Alma's compositions published.
Mahler's life came to an end in 1911. His Ninth Symphony was not premiered during his lifetime, but was first performed by the Vienna Philharmonic in 1912.
After his death, it became one of the most important works in the history of music as Mahler's last complete symphony. It has been interpreted as expressing a sense of anticipation of his own death, as well as despair and deep sorrow from the parting of loved ones. The structure of the piece is slow, fast, and slow, with the first movement beginning at an impressive slow tempo, and the fourth movement being a moving adagio filled with deep lamentation.
Alma married twice, but kept the Mahler surname, and after her death in 1964, she was laid to rest in the same base as Mahler.

Program

  • Lidice Memorial

    Bohuslav Martineau

  • Symphony No. 9

    Gustav Mahler

Conductor: Kyohei Tomihira

Admission and ticket purchase

  • Admission fee

    Free admission: All seats reserved

  • How to buy

    Please make reservations in advance through the following website.
    Ticket reservation URL: https://teket.jp/952/21593
    *Preschool children are not allowed to enter.

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