Paul Herriott presents tonight’s concert live from the National Concert Hall in Dublin. Hailed for its ‘rainbow exuberance’ (The Times) Magnus Lindberg’s exhilarating large-scale Clarinet Concerto was written for the extraordinary Kari Kriikku, who revels in its fast-changing textures, allusions to Brahms, Debussy and jazz and virtuosic demands. With its progression of moods, beauty and terror, Mahler’s Symphony No. 5 is an enthralling experience that moves from funeral darkness to the transcendent release of the glorious Adagietto. Popularised by the film Death in Venice, it is a love song to the composer’s wife that unfolds in one long, hypnotic breath. Broadcast live to the European Broadcasting Union as part of the Premium Concert Series 2017.
Lindberg: Clarinet Concerto
Mahler: Symphony No. 5 in C sharp minor
Kari Kriikku (clarinet)
Sachio Fujioka (conductor)
RTÉ lyric fm, Friday 26th May, 8pm-10pm