Orchestra
EIF: Runnicles conducts Mahler’s Das klagende Lied
BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra
- Great for groups
- First-timer friendly
- Early finish
- Date
- Thu, 27 Aug 2026
- Time
- 19:30 · 2h 0m
- Venue
- Usher Hall, Edinburgh
- City
- Edinburgh
- Conductor
- Donald Runnicles
- Tickets
- See booking site
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Summary
Donald Runnicles leads the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra and four soloists in Schubert’s Unfinished Symphony and Mahler’s Das klagende Lied at Edinburgh’s Usher Hall.
Why it's fantastic
Schubert’s famous masterpiece lingers beautifully in its incomplete state, providing a haunting prelude to Mahler's large-scale folk tale of family betrayal. This early choral epic contains all the composer's trademarks, from off-stage fanfares to sweeping drama, making it a fascinating window into how a legendary symphonic career began.
Programme
- 01Franz Schubert - Symphony No. 8 in B minor, ‘Unfinished’
- 02Gustav Mahler - Das klagende Lied (original version, 1880)
Soloists
- Kathleen O'Mara
- Catriona Morison
- John Findon
- Nicholas Brownlee
