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27 Sep 2024, Music Hall, Aberdeen
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³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ SSO 2024-25 Season Mahler's Fifth Symphony in Aberdeen

³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ Scottish Symphony Orchestra
Mahler's Fifth Symphony in Aberdeen
19:30 Fri 27 Sep 2024 Music Hall, Aberdeen
Imagine...the most rapturous love-letter ever written without words. From tragedy to triumph!
Imagine...the most rapturous love-letter ever written without words. From tragedy to triumph!

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Imagine...the most rapturous love-letter ever written without words. From tragedy to triumph!

With their very first sounds, a composer creates a world. Mahler opens his Fifth Symphony with an ominous fanfare: the first step on a journey through midnight storms, leaping horn-calls, and possibly the most tender love-letter ever written without words, the rapturous Adagietto. British composer Helen Grime, meanwhile, has dived deep into the pages of Zoe Gilbert’s novel 'Folk', drawing on Scottish, Irish and Manx folklore – as well as the magic of a full symphony orchestra – to create an extraordinary new adventure for soprano Claire Booth, who gives the world premiere today. Fellow composer (and ³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ SSO Chief Conductor) Ryan Wigglesworth brings both worlds to life: it’s a truly fantastic way to launch a new season.