John drove into London from Oxford for this amazing Orchestra because it is the first time it has played in the last four years.
Musical Director of the Los Angeles Philharmonic, Gustavo Dudamel, who is known by his musicians as 'the Dude', joined his old acquaintances in The Simón Bolívar Symphony Orchestra , some notably celebrated guests and the National Youth Choir of Great Britain to tackle a behemoth. This colossus is Mahler's Symphony No. 2 in C Minor: Resurrection with soloists Miah Persson and Anna Larsson, taking listeners on a sensational journey through a kaleidoscope of emotions. It begins at the graveside when he remembers happier and joyous times on a journey to an apocalyptic revelation of the Day of Judgement. This promise of life everlasting is somehow renewed in some of the music’s most uplifting and enlightening sounds. WinkBall citizen video reporters were at the show at the Royal Albert Hall on Friday, 5th August 2011.