Bernstein: LSO/Alsop ****
Barbican, 8th November 2017
In the second half of the 20th century, no conductor did more to establish Mahler at the core of the symphonic repertoire than Leonard Bernstein. It was fitting, therefore, that Marin Alsop – Bernstein’s protégé in his final years and a great advocate for her mentor’s music – should pair Mahler and Bernstein symphonies for this second London Symphony Orchestra concert marking his centenary. Mahler’s First rustles with the anticipation of spring and new beginnings; Bernstein’s First is darker, written in the wake of World War 2, inspired by the biblical lamentations of the prophet Jeremiah.
Marin Alsop
© Adrianne White
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