De Waart’s Mahler Cycle – The Tragic Sixth

Since his inaugural Hong Kong concert in October 2004, Edo de Waart has put the symphonies of Gustav Mahler at the heart of the Hong Kong Philharmonic’s programming with powerful performances signposting the Orchestra’s artistic growth. The massive Sixth Symphony is dark and turbulent, its hero a tragic victim of cruel fate. By contrast, Richard Strauss’s Four Last Songs are radiantly serene and Finnish soprano Soile Isokoski is widely regarded as among their finest interpreters.