Klaus Mäkelä conducts Mahler 7

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Inspiration often strikes when least expected. It was on a lake in southern Austria that Gustav Mahler got the spark that would lead to his Symphony No. 7: the back-and-forth movement of the oars inspired the initial idea. Later, he even wrote that the first movement should represent a tragic night, without stars or moonlight. The concept of Nachtmusik, music to be played at night, recurs throughout the symphony. Bundle up for this nocturnal odyssey with the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra, conducted by the Finnish phenomenon Klaus Mäkelä.