On the occasion of the 100 anniversary of Gustav Mahler’s death – who was one of the most outstanding symphonists in the history of music – the Cracow Philharmonic organised Gustav Mahler’s Festival. The Girls’ Cathedral Choir ‘Puellae Orantes’ took part in the Final Concert of the Festival, during which VIII Symphony Es-dur by Gustav Mahler was performed. The concert took place on 19.06.2011 in the church of St. Catherine in Cracow. Performers were:
- Orkiestra Filharmonii Krakowskiej
- Chór Filharmonii Krakowskiej
- Chór Chłopięcy Filharmonii Krakowskiej
- Chór Filharmonii Praskiej
- Chór Dziecięcy – MDR Kinderchor Leipzig
- Dziewczęcy Chór Katedralny “Puellae Orantes”
- Paweł Przytocki – conductor
- Barbara Kubiak – soprano
- Urška Arlić Gololicić – soprano
- Iwona Socha – soprano
- Jadwiga Rappé – alt
- Ewa Marciniec – alt
- Roman Sadnik – tenor
- Adam Krużel – baritone
- Peter Mikuláš – bass
LINKS:
Information about Gustave Mahler’s 8th Esophony in Symphony and the Final Concert can be read at:
http://www.mahlerfestival.pl/O_festiwalu/39-ZAKOŃCZENIE_FESTIWALU.html
Final Concert Gallery:
http://www.mahlerfestival.pl/O_festiwalu/112-Finał_Gustav_Mahler_Festival,_19.06.2011_-_galeria.html
Information about the performers of the Gustav Mahler Festival can be found on the website:
http://www.mahlerfestival.pl/Wykonawcy/
The main page of the festival:
http://www.mahlerfestival.pl/
Information about the project can be read on the pages:
http://www.krakow.travel/aktualnosci/wydarzenia/action,get,id,90401,t,Gustav-Mahler-Festival.html
http://www.polskieradio.pl/8/294/Artykul/365199,Gustav-Mahler-Festival
http://www.beethoven.org.pl/pl/aktualnosci/760
http://miesiacwkrakowie.pl/muzyka/41-muzyka/1238-festiwal-mahlerowski.html
http://muzycyklasyczni.pl/Community/2394,Wydarzenie,Gustav_Mahler_Festival__ZAKONCZENIE_.html