Boston Philharmonic: Mahler Symphony No. 3

Mahler, Symphony No. 3

Dame Sarah Connolly, mezzo-soprano

Chorus Pro Musica, Jamie KirSCH, Choral Director

Radcliffe Choral Society, Hana Cai, Choral Director

The Choristers of Saint Paul’s Choir School, Brandon Straub, Choral Director

Benjamin Zander, Conductor

It is time once again for the BPO to perform Mahler’s exalted paean to nature, the Third Symphony. It is the longest and most all-embracing of his works. In it, he set out to express the essence of his relationship to nature. In this vast and profound work for chorus, orchestra, and mezzo-soprano, you will hear it all—from exaltation to terror to union with the primal forces that surround us. Dame Sarah Connolly, acclaimed as one of the greatest Mahler singers in living memory, returns to sing the poignant setting of Nietzsche’s Midnight Song. Her 2022 BPO performance of Mahler's Das Lied von der Erde sublimely demonstrated the poignancy that she brings to Mahler's music.