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DESCRIPTION:Hosted by \nMusicians: \n\nOur friends at **The Boston Philharm
 onic** welcome our Groupmuse community members back for an incredible even
 ing of programming\, this time featuring **Schubert**'s *Symphony No. 8* a
 nd **Mahler**'s *Das Lied von der Erde*!\n\nWe have a limited number of ti
 ckets tiered usually at $60 a pop available for our community members for 
 **only $20** (and $15 for Supermusers). This incredible deal includes an o
 ptional pre-concert lecture about the program given by Boston Phil's own l
 egendary conductor\, **Benjamin Zander** at 6:45pm before the concert begi
 ns.\n\nMore about the program\, direct from the Boston Philharmonic websit
 e: \n\nSchubert’s “Unfinished” Symphony is among Mr. Zander’s very
  favorite works\, but\, surprisingly\, he and the orchestra haven’t perf
 ormed it since 2008.  No one knows why Schubert failed to finish this symp
 honic torso of almost heavenly beauty (he lived for six more years after w
 riting it)\, although speculation has been as endless as it is fruitless. 
  Whatever the reason\, there is no doubt that it has deservedly become one
  of the most beloved works in the classical canon\, and\, after the Beetho
 ven Fifth\, the one that everybody recognizes.\n\nDas Lied von der Erde (T
 he Song of the Earth)\, Mahler's supreme creation for voice and orchestra 
 and one of his most beloved works\, is a setting of six Chinese poems in G
 erman translation that reflect preoccupations that Mahler held throughout 
 his life: the transitory nature of earthly things\, the intoxication of lo
 ve\, the horrifying irony with which death mocks all human endeavor\, and 
 the ultimate need for everyone to surrender his attachments to this world 
 and accept what is to come. Neither Mahler nor anyone else ever composed m
 usic of more poignant beauty than the "Abschied" The soloists are among th
 e world’s most celebrated performers of this work: mezzo-soprano Dame Sa
 rah Connolly\, described by The Times of London as\, "...[she] sang straig
 ht from the heart. I won’t forget her final Der Abschied: that cool flut
 e and menacing double bass\, then a voice of rich\, lunar beauty lighting 
 up this long farewell\;” and tenor Stefan Vinke\, who Bachtrack describe
 d as\, "I don’t think there’s another tenor in the world who can hit t
 he levels Vinke does and make it sound so casual."\n\n[More information ab
 out the program can be found on The Boston Philharmonic's website.](https:
 //www.bostonphil.org/concerts/2022-2023/bpo4-schubert-mahler)\n\n*Children
  over the age of 5 are welcomed.*\n\n*Groupmuse ticket buyers are instruct
 ed to pick up their tickets at the VIP/Group table in the Symphony Hall lo
 bby near the box office. Groups wishing to sit together are instructed to 
 purchase tickets under a single reservation\, as seating is assigned.*
LOCATION:Symphony Hall
SUMMARY:The Boston Philharmonic presents: Schubert and Mahler!
URL:https://www.groupmuse.com/events/13210-the-boston-philharmonic-presents
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