Boulez conducts Mahler at 85 — ageless genius meets unfinished symphony.
In celebration of the 150th anniversary of Mahler’s birth and just one month short of his own 85th birthday, composer-conductor Pierre Boulez marked his forty-five-year collaboration with the Cleveland Orchestra by directing this very special Mahler-only concert at Ohio’s splendid Severance Hall. Following the Adagio from the unfinished Tenth Symphony, he presented Twelve Songs from Des Knaben Wunderhorn with soloists Magdalena Kožená and Christian Gerhaher, both much-sought-after opera and concert singers on the world’s leading stages.
Direction
Cosel knows when to worship the conductor and when to capture silence.
Acting
Kožená and Gerhaher — opera stars who make chamber music feel colossal.
Cinematography
Severance Hall's art deco glamour shot like a character in the drama.
Director
William Cosel
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
This was one of Boulez's final filmed performances; he died five years later, making this document even more precious.
Boulez spent decades rehabilitating Mahler's reputation in France, where he'd once been dismissed as vulgar. This concert was his victory lap.
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