Lorenzo Viotti conducts Mahler’s Symphony No. 9

‘Unforgettable’ was how Dutch paper Trouw described Netherlands Philharmonic Orchestra chief conductor Lorenzo Viotti’s baptism by fire with Mahler’s Fifth Symphony.

That triumph promises another, this time the great Ninth Symphony, Mahler’s last complete symphony. Although it’s said to be the composer’s farewell to life, it also explores its more beautiful moments.