Mahler Festival: Fabio Luisi leads NHK Symphony Orchestra in Mahler's Symphony No. 3

From Tokyo, Fabio Luisi brings his NHK Symphony Orchestra. With the Great Broadcasting Women's Choir and the National Children's Choir, they perform Mahler's Third Symphony. A declaration of love to nature and the universe.

Fabio Luisi conducts NHK Symphony Orchestra

Fabio Luisi was born in Italy and is currently chief conductor on two continents. In Texas, he succeeded Jaap van Zweden at the Dallas Symphony Orchestra. And in Tokyo, he leads the NHK Symphony Orchestra, which today performs Mahler's Third Symphony. One of Mahler's signature orchestral works with a large role for voice. The NHK Symphony Orchestra is joined by both the Great Broadcast Women's Chorus and the National Children's Chorus.

Mahler's Third Symphony

Initially, Mahler gave his Third Symphony a program: a summer morning dream. In the six movements, he featured animals, flowers and angels. He later removed all these titles, but the Third remained a declaration of love to nature and the universe. Includes Bavarian folk music and sleigh bells, and children taking on the roles of angels.

Mahler Festival

From May 9 through May 18, 2025, The Concertgebouw will host a grand Mahler Festival for the third time. After Mahler Festivals in 1920 and 1995, all of Mahler's symphonies will once again be heard in the Great Hall. They will be performed by the Budapest Festival Orchestra, Chicago Symphony Orchestra and the Concertgebouw Orchestra, among others, which was once conducted by Mahler himself. A host of top soloists and choirs devote themselves to these monumental works, led by conductors such as Iván Fischer and Jaap van Zweden. More information about the Mahler Festival can be found here.