MahlerFest Blog

It was heartbreaking to learn of the death of Christopher Gunning, although I'd been aware he had been unwell for
As we prepare to perform Act 1 of Wagner's Die Walküre (Wednesday, May 18, 2023) there was a lot of
Colorado MahlerFest Orchestra / Kenneth Woods Macky Auditorium, Boulder, Colorado, USA, August 28th, 2021   Premiering a major addition to
  By Kelly Dean Hansen, freelance classical music writer For the journal of the Gustav Mahler Society of New York
by Kenneth Woods | May 3, 2022 It’s that time of year again, when we can feel the rapid approach of Colorado MahlerFest.
Peter Davison was, for over twenty years, Artistic Consultant to The Bridgewater Hall, Manchester UK, where he created a high-quality classical
What can you learn about a piece by trying to understand what's happening on a single page of the score?
Gustav Mahler’s road to professional and artistic success was not an easy one. He had spent nearly 20 years rising
Colorado MahlerFest Artistic Director Kenneth Woods made a guest appearance on the podcast Podium Time. In the hour-and-a-half-long episode recorded prior to
Summary Gustav Mahler was born in July 1860 as a Jew in a German-speaking enclave of the Czech provinces. Just
Man and Nature in Beethoven and Mahler by Peter Davison ‘How can people forever think that Nature lies on the
Kurt Schwertsik and the Concept of Modernity in Transition Danube University Krems, Thursday 15 October 2020  Peter Davison   ‘How
By Kenneth Woods It’s that time of year when our thoughts turn to ghosts, goblins, and ghouls as we approach
This blog post was updated in October, 2020 by Artistic Director, Kenneth Woods from his original version posted in April 2014.
This blog was written in August, 2020 by Artistic Director, Kenneth Woods, for publication in the Harmonie Magazine - a sort