Event cancelled due to COVID-19

presented in collaboration with the Mediterranean Conference Centre and the Valletta Cultural Agency www.vca.gov.mt

LAWRENCE RENES Conductor

Gustav Mahler Symphony No. 6

Sometimes nicknamed “Tragic”, the symphony has been described as “the first nihilist work in the history of music”. According to Mahler’s wife, the work is prophetically autobiographical, with the composer himself noting that “the hero is assaulted by three hammer-blows of fate, the last of which fells him as a tree is felled”.

This mythical piece was Mahler’s first four-movement purely instrumental symphony since his First as he engages with the formal conventions of the genre.

The production will also present:

A Classical Music Criticism Workshop Series by Umberto Nicoletti Altimari on the 7^th of March

Reservations: ippartecipa@vca.gov.mt

A Community Project led by Curiosa UK featuring music compositions and visual presentations on the 15^th of March

Bookings: education@maltaorchestra.com