NSOI Season Opening: Shelley conducts Mahler’s ‘Resurrection’

National Symphony Orchestra Ireland
Alexander Shelley conductor
Tara Erraught soprano
Dame Sarah Connolly mezzo-soprano
National Symphony Chorus Ireland
David Young chorus director

Mahler Symphony No. 2 ‘Resurrection’

National Symphony Orchestra Ireland launches its season in spectacular fashion with this landmark concert of Mahler’s Second Symphony ‘Resurrection’, marking the first full season under the dynamic leadership of Principal Conductor Alexander Shelley. 

Renowned for his “precision, distinction, and beauty of gesture not seen since Lorin Maazel” (Le Devoir) Shelley conducts this towering masterpiece, a vast, five-movement epic, that journeys from darkness to transcendence. From its haunting opening to its soul-stirring finale, this is music that must be experienced live. “Very few pieces come close to the elation, joy and adrenaline that this symphony gives you”, says Shelley.

First premiered in 1895 in Berlin, conducted by the composer with the Berlin Philharmonic, Mahler’s Second Symphony remains one of the most awe-inspiring works in the orchestral canon and will be brought vividly to life by National Symphony Orchestra Ireland, National Symphony Chorus Ireland and internationally acclaimed soloists, Tara Erraught and Sarah Connolly. Prepare to be moved, exhilarated, and utterly transformed.

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