Conductor Xian Zhang on Mahler's Das Lied von der Erde

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Apr 30, 202004:57Arts

Mahler's The Song of the Earth is an hour-long, soul-searching journey in the company of a composer examining his own mortality and love for life from all angles. --- While we can't perform it for you tonight, conductor...

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