Mahler and Bruch: Ashkenazy and Zukerman at Sydney Opera House, Concert Hall

From Bruch, we hear the “richest and most seductive” of violin concertos with one of the world’s great violinists.

From Mahler, it’s a tempestuous but ultimately uplifting journey from the heavy tread of a funeral march to a declaration of love (the famous Adagietto!) and on to an ecstatic finale. In Ashkenazy’s hands, Mahler’s Fifth Symphony is vivid and fiery, full of “flair and bravado”. You’ll want to hear this.

BRUCH Violin Concerto No.1 in G minor
MAHLER Symphony No.5