New take on Mahler: Song collection shows tender side of symphonic giant
The song had ended, but tenor Ian Bostridge remained motionless for some time. The conductor, Yun Han-kyul, who had led the performance, the musicians of Sejong Soloists and even the audience seemed reluctant to break the silence with applause. Only after a long pause did Bostridge slowly begin to move. It was as if the soldier boy in the song, who had bid farewell to his fellow soldiers and the…
After the song had concluded, tenor Ian Bostridge stood still for a considerable period. The conductor Yun Han-kyul, along with the musicians of Sejong Soloists and the audience, displayed a reluctance to break the silence with applause. It wasn't until a significant delay that Bostridge gradually started moving. The scene mirrored the soldier boy in the song, who had bid farewell to his comrades and the world before his impending demise.
This moment occurred during the performance titled "Mahler with Sejong Soloists and Ian Bostridge," which took place at the Seoul Arts Center's Concert Hall on Wednesday. The concert was characterized by a profound sense of immersion experienced by both the performers and the audience. Bostridge delivered Gustav Mahler's song collection "Des Knaben Wunderhorn" ("The Youth's Magic Horn") and his song cycle "Songs of a Wayfarer."
Prior to the vocal pieces, Sejong Soloists performed Mahler's arrangement of Beethoven's String Quartet No. 11 in F minor, Op. 95, "Serioso," followed by Schumann's String Quartet No. 1 in G minor, Op. 41, No. 1, in the second half.
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