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The Gewandhausorchester Leipzig has announced a lineup of performances for the 2020/2021 season.

According to the announcement, the biggest topic of the new season is the “Mahler Festival” to be held in May 2021. Ten orchestras from around the world will work on all Mahler symphonies.

The new season will focus on Beethoven, celebrating its 250th birthday, and Stravinsky, celebrating its 50th anniversary. Sofia Gubaidulina has been selected as “Residence Artist”.

The Gewandhausorchester is now recording all Bruckner symphonies under the chief conductor Andris Nelsons. Of course, Bruckner is also important in the new season.

They will perform in Japan at the end of February 2021 and tour Korea in early March.

Details of the Mahler Festival in May are as follows.


13, May
Symphony No.2 “Resurrection”
Gewandhausorchester Leipzig：Andris Nelsons
・Ying Fang
・Bernarda Fink

14, May
Symphony No.2 “Resurrection”
Gewandhausorchester Leipzig：Andris Nelsons

15, May
Symphony No.5　/　Kindertotenlieder
Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra：Fabio Luisi
・Peter Mattei

16, May
Symphony No.6 “Tragische”
London Symphony Orchestra：Simon Rattle

16, May
Symphony No.9
Berliner Philharmoniker：Kirill Petrenko

17, May
Symphony No.3
Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra：Jakub Hrůša
・Gerhild Romberger

18, May
Symphony No.10（Cooke Version）
Gustav Mahler Jugendorchester：Daniele Gatti

19, May
Symphony No.4　/　Das Lied von der Erde
Münchner Philharmoniker：Valery Gergiev
・Anna Lucia Richter
・Elisabeth Kulman
・Andreas Schager

20, May
Symphony No.1 “Titan”　/　Fünf Lieder nach Gedichten von Friedrich Rückert
Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra：Daniel Harding
・Thomas Hampson

21, May
Symphony No.8
Gewandhausorchester Leipzig：Andris Nelsons
・Erin Wall
・Jacquelyn Wagner
・Ying Fang
・Lioba Braun
・Bernarda Fink
・Pavel Černoch
・Adrian Eröd
・Georg Zeppenfeld

22, May
Symphony No.7
Staatskapelle Dresden：Antonio Pappano

23, May
Symphony No.8
Gewandhausorchester Leipzig：Andris Nelsons

23, May
Das klagende Lied　/　Lieder eines fahrenden Gesellen　/　Todtenfeier
MDR Sinfonieorchester：Maukus Stanz
・Chen Reiss
・Sophie Harmsen
・Attilio Glaser
・Michael Volle Bariton

24, May
Symphony No.8
Gewandhausorchester Leipzig：Andris Nelsons

Photo：Gewandhausorchester Leipzig　/　Gert Mothes


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