‘Das Lied von der Erde’ with Staatskapelle Berlin
August 21, 2024
Eric Cutler launches his 2024/25 season as the featured tenor soloist in Mahler’s Das Lied von der Erde with the Staatskapelle Berlin, conducted by Susanna Mälkki. These highly anticipated concerts, performed across Germany and Switzerland, also features mezzo-soprano Wiebke Lehmkuhl. The performances begin at the Staatsoper Unter den Linden in Berlin on September 2 and 4, with the program including the German premiere of Kaija Saariaho’s HUSH, a trumpet concerto featuring Verneri Pohjola.
The tour continues at the renowned Lucerne Festival on September 8, where Mälkki and the Staatskapelle Berlin will present Mahler’s Blumine alongside Das Lied von der Erde. The final performance will take place at the Kölner Philharmonie on September 9, reprising the original Berlin program.