Lübeck University of Music as a guest

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Music that emerges from nothing and blows away into nothingness. Music that marks the end of a life and at the same time the beginning of a new era in music history. The ninth symphony is considered a masterpiece of classical music. In it, Gustav Mahler deals with the great themes of life such as love, hope and transience.

Around one hundred students from the Lübeck University of Music (MHL) will perform the epic work on Sunday, October 6 at 7 p.m. under the direction of Christoph Altstaedt as part of a guest performance in Hamburg. They will take the audience on a highly emotional journey in the Forum of the Hamburg University of Music and Drama (HFMT).

The Ninth Symphony is Mahler's last completed work - he wrote it between 1909 and 1910 after his daughter died and he was diagnosed with heart disease. We can sense his deep despair: Catastrophic breaks, laments, subtle timbres and spherical melodies make earthly tragedy audible, but also supernatural rapture. The syncopated rhythm at the beginning of the work can be interpreted as the beating of a heart. Mahler plays impressively with pauses in which the music is silent and which seem just as significant as the sounds heard beforehand. "The first work of New Music", said Alban Berg. Mahler did not live to see the premiere in 1912 with the Vienna Philharmonic under the direction of Bruno Walter.

Altstaedt, who has worked with MHL students on several occasions, has conducted numerous renowned orchestras such as the Royal Philharmonic London, the Toronto Symphony Orchestra, the Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra, the Deutsche Radiophilharmonie and the Ensemble Resonanz. We can look forward to his interpretation of this exciting work.

Gustav Mahler
Symphony No. 9 in D major

Performers
Symphony Orchestra of the Lübeck University of Music
Conductor: Christoph Altstaedt

Eintritt: 12,00 EUR
Ermäßigt: 7,00 EUR

Ticket prices do not include the advance booking fee.
Discounts are available for schoolchildren and students as well as those entitled under the Social Security Code.

Tickets are available at eventim and at all advance booking offices in Hamburg.
Our box office opens one hour before the start of the event.