Mahlerfest Blog
Introduction to MahlerFest 38 (2025)
Artistic Director Kenneth Woods introduces MahlerFest 38 – Defiance, Resistance, Protest, & Remembrance.
Introduction to MahlerFest 38 (2025)
Artistic Director Kenneth Woods introduces MahlerFest 38 – Defiance, Resistance, Protest, & Remembrance.
RIP Christopher Gunning
It was heartbreaking to learn of the death of Christopher Gunning, although I’d been aware he had been unwell for...
RIP Christopher Gunning
It was heartbreaking to learn of the death of Christopher Gunning, although I’d been aware he had been unwell for some time. Chris was the sort of person you felt...
Should Wagner be Cancelled?
As we prepare to perform Act 1 of Wagner’s Die Walküre (Wednesday, May 18, 2023) there was a lot of discussion around...
Should Wagner be Cancelled?
As we prepare to perform Act 1 of Wagner’s Die Walküre (Wednesday, May 18, 2023) there was a lot of discussion around programming Wagner in modern area with all that we know...
REVIEW-Musical Opinion on MF XXXIV
Colorado MahlerFest Orchestra / Kenneth Woods Macky Auditorium, Boulder, Colorado, USA, August 28th, 2021 Premiering a major addition to...
REVIEW-Musical Opinion on MF XXXIV
Colorado MahlerFest Orchestra / Kenneth Woods Macky Auditorium, Boulder, Colorado, USA, August 28th, 2021 Premiering a major addition to the symphonic repertoire during a worldwide pandemic is no mean...
Review: AWE-INSPIRING THIRD SYMPHONY CROWNS MOS...
By Kelly Dean Hansen, freelance classical music writer For the journal of the Gustav Mahler Society of New York Macky...
Review: AWE-INSPIRING THIRD SYMPHONY CROWNS MOS...
By Kelly Dean Hansen, freelance classical music writer For the journal of the Gustav Mahler Society of New York Macky Auditorium on the University of Colorado campus was encouragingly full...
What Mahler Tells Me – The Theme of MahlerFest ...
It’s that time of year again, when we can feel the rapid approach of Colorado MahlerFest. Here are some of...
What Mahler Tells Me – The Theme of MahlerFest ...
It’s that time of year again, when we can feel the rapid approach of Colorado MahlerFest. Here are some of my thoughts about this year’s festival. The committed Mahlerians in our...
Peter Davison – Mahler’s Ninth Symphony: person...
Peter Davison was, for over twenty years, Artistic Consultant to The Bridgewater Hall, Manchester UK, where he created a high-quality classical...
Peter Davison – Mahler’s Ninth Symphony: person...
Peter Davison was, for over twenty years, Artistic Consultant to The Bridgewater Hall, Manchester UK, where he created a high-quality classical music program, including the hall’s International Concert Series. He studied...
Kenneth Woods – A deep dive into page 74 of Mah...
What can you learn about a piece by trying to understand what’s happening on a single page of the score?...
Kenneth Woods – A deep dive into page 74 of Mah...
What can you learn about a piece by trying to understand what’s happening on a single page of the score? In this video, conductor and MahlerFest Artistic Director, Kenneth Woods, takes...
“THE RETURN” – THE THREADS AND THEMES OF MAHLER...
Gustav Mahler’s road to professional and artistic success was not an easy one. He had spent nearly 20 years rising...
“THE RETURN” – THE THREADS AND THEMES OF MAHLER...
Gustav Mahler’s road to professional and artistic success was not an easy one. He had spent nearly 20 years rising through the ranks as a conductor, first in tiny provincial...