Inaugural concert: Marc Albrecht conducts Mahler 3

Name: Inaugural concert: Marc Albrecht conducts Mahler 3 — Marc Albrecht, Wiebke Lehmkuhl, Choir and Children's Choir Opera Ballet Vlaanderen
Start: 2026-10-02T20:00:00+02:00
Location: Queen Elisabeth Hall

Marc Albrecht, Wiebke Lehmkuhl, Choir and Children's Choir Opera Ballet Vlaanderen

Antwerp Symphony Orchestra

Thu 01.10.2026 and Fri 02.10.2026

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Thu 01.10.26

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Fri 02.10.26

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Thu 01.10.26

20:00

Centre for Fine Arts, Brussels

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Fri 02.10.26

20:00

Queen Elisabeth Hall, Antwerpen

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For his festive inauguration as chief conductor of the Antwerp Symphony Orchestra, Marc Albrecht makes a major statement, conducting Mahler’s Third Symphony. Joined by the choir and children’s choir of Opera Ballet Vlaanderen, this monumental work begins with the chaos of creation and concludes with the endless light of God. Mahler explores great questions of human destiny and nature’s primal forces – themes close to Albrecht’s heart. His Antwerp Symphony Orchestra debut in 2024 featured Strauss’s Also sprach Zarathustra, a piece similarly inspired by Friedrich Nietzsche’s text. Marc Albrecht keeps the audience captivated throughout this existential masterpiece.

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Mahler Symphony No. 3 in d minor

Mahler was the prophet of the 20th century. He stood at the threshold between yesterday and tomorrow, and thus became the pioneer of modern music.

— Marc Albrecht