GUSTAV MAHLER: SYMPHONY NO. 1

In May 2010, the MCO returned to the Scala for the first time in five years, invited as a guest of the Filarmonica della Scala Season. "Harding conquers the Scala with the Mahler Chamber Orchestra" was the headline in the newspaper "Il Giorno Milano" after an enthusiastically received performance of Mahler's Symphony no. 1 at the Teatro alla Scala. The concert was recorded by the Italian station Radio 3 RAI.

Gustav Mahler: Symphony no. 1, 1. Langsam. Schleppend

FOR GUSTAV MAHLER'S 150TH BIRTHDAY

In July 2010 a team of Deutsche Welle accompanied a day-long birthday celebration honouring Gustav Mahler in Kalište, where the composer was born on 7 July 1860. The MCO concert, which featured internationally renowned singers Thomas Hampson, Anne Sofie von Otter and Marita Sølberg, was the high point of the celebration. You can watch the documentary, which was broadcasted on DW-TV on 8 July 2010 as part of the magazine euromaxx, online at: 150 Years Gustav Mahler

Podcast: MCO-portrait, GEO saison //
In June 2009, two journalists from the magazine GEO accompanied the MCO to the Festival of North Norway in Harstad. The resulting article reports on rehearsals and concerts, provides a glimpse into the lives of MCO musicians on tour and describes the breathtaking natural surroundings illuminated by Norway's midnight sun.

The article appeared in the June 2010 issue of GEO SAISON. It has also been read by a speaker and recorded as a podcast (in German), which can be heard and downloaded here:
www.geo.de

LUDWIG VAN BEETHOVEN: SYMPHONY NO. 3 "EROICA" //

The orchestra played Beethoven’s Symphony no.3 “Eroica” under the direction of its Principal Conductor Daniel Harding in Bilbao while touring in Spain. The performance on 10 February 2010 was recorded by Teldex Studio Berlin (Sound engineer: Philipp Knop).

Ludwig van Beethoven: Symphony no. 3 in E-flat major op. 55 «Eroica», 1. Allegro con brio

JOSEPH HAYDN: SYMPHONY NO. 90 //

On 7 February 2007, the MCO performed Joseph Haydn’s Symphony no. 90 in C Major under the baton of Daniel Harding in Torino. The concert was recorded by the Italian radio station Radio 3 RAI. You can now listen to it online. The audio stream has been made possible by the friendly support of Radio 3 RAI.

Joseph Haydn: Symphony no. 90 in C major, Adagio - Allegro assai

Joseph Haydn: Symphony no. 90 in C major, Andante

Joseph Haydn: Symphony no. 90 in C major, Menuet

Joseph Haydn: Symphony no. 90 in C major, Allegro assai

CHAMBER MUSIC IN BONN //
On 29 September 2008 members of the MCO played a chamber music concert in Bonn. The programme featured Poulenc’s Trio for oboe, bassoon and piano op. 43, Glinka’s Trio Pathetique and Mozart’s Quintet in E-flat major KV 452. The concert was recorded by Deutsche Welle. You can listen to it online at:
http://www.dw-world.de

Happy Birthday MCO!
The MCO celebrated its 10th Anniversary in Ferrara in November 2007. A film team from Deutsche Welle was there to document the event. The film was broadcasted as part of the magazine euromaxx.

http://www.dw-world.de/dw/0,,7553,00.html

On Tour with the Mahler Chamber Orchestra
In October 2008 a team of Deutsche Welle accompanied the MCO on a tour from Ferrara to Cologne, Thessaloniki and Athens. The film was broadcasted in November 2008 as part of the magazine euromaxx:

http://www.dw-world.de/dw/0,,7553,00.html%20

ZDF ASPEKTE: THE WONDER OF CARACAS
In 2007, the Mahler Chamber Orchestra and Claudio Abbado travelled to Venezuela to work with the Simon Bolivar Youth Orchestra of Venezuela. During their visit to Caracas, the musicians led workshops and masterclasses and became familiar with the unique musical instruction program of the Sistema . A camera team from ZDF aspekte accompanied the orchestra and Claudio Abbado during this extraordinary project. (In German language).

Janine Jansen, Tchaikowsky in Santiago de Compostella
Copyright 2008: Universal Music B.V., The Netherlands

Abbado e i suoi giovani nel nome di Mahler
In May 2009 the Italian TV station TV SAT 2000 showed a documentary about the Mahler Chamber Orchestra. The show features interviews with MCO General Manager Andreas Richter, cellist Philipp von Steinaecker and bassoon player Chiara Santi, and excerpts of the general rehearsal for the performance of Mozart’s Requiem in Torino (conductor: Claudio Abbado). You can watch the documentary online at

http://www.lacompagniadellibro.sat2000.it/articolo.php?id=351