Oxford University Orchestra & Natalia Luis-Bassa: Mahler’s 5th
A blockbuster journey of self-revelation from darkness to light, told in funeral marches, Viennese waltzes, and one of music’s sweetest love-letters, the Adagietto
OUO’s long-time Principal Guest Conductor Natalia Luis-Bassa returns to the Sheldonian Theatre in a concert that features Mahler’s Symphony No. 5 as its centrepiece, continuing the successful relation that Luis-Bassa and OUO have established with Mahler’s symphonies over the years. As the composer once said, a symphony must be like the world, and his Fifth falls nothing short of that. A blockbuster journey of self-revelation from darkness to light, told in funeral marches, Viennese waltzes, and one of music’s sweetest love-letters, the Adagietto.
The concert will also feature Debussy’s iconic Prelude à l’aprés-midi d’un faune, whose idyllic flute solo sets the scene for Mallarmé’s poem, and Anna Clyne’s exuberant Masquerade, which evokes the lively promenade concerts of London’s 18th-century pleasure gardens.
Programme:
Clyne - Masquerade
Debussy - Prelude à l’aprés-midi d’un faune
Mahler – Symphony No. 5
Ticketing Details:
- Tickets from £18 / Concessions £8
- Suitable for all ages (please note that the upper gallery is not suitable for small children)
- For any accessibility requirements and ticketing queries, please contact ouotickets@gmail.com
Event Details:
- Doors open at 19:00 for a 19:30 performance start
- Latecomers permitted in suitable breaks between movements & pieces.
- Running time approx. 2h, with a finish time of 21:30
