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Classical Music
Classical MusicSan Francisco Symphony: Herbert Blomstedt - Mahler Symphony No. 9
Civic Center
At 97, Herbert Blomstedt returns to conduct Mahler's sprawling, death-haunted Ninth: a farewell to life written as the composer faced his own end. The SF Symphony meets this monumental score with the wisdom only a near-century of conducting brings.
Legendary conductor
Mahler masterpiece
Epic symphonic journey
Emotionally profound
Tips
🎼Blomstedt is 97 and still touring
đź’€Mahler died before its premiere
San Francisco Symphony: Herbert Blomstedt - Mahler Symphony No. 9
Civic Center
Classical MusicClassical MusicAt 97, Herbert Blomstedt returns to conduct Mahler's sprawling, death-haunted Ninth: a farewell to life written as the composer faced his own end. The SF Symphony meets this monumental score with the wisdom only a near-century of conducting brings.
Legendary conductor
Mahler masterpiece
Epic symphonic journey
Emotionally profound
Tips
🎼Blomstedt is 97 and still touring
đź’€Mahler died before its premiere
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