Berliner Philharmoniker, Iván Fischer, Noah Bendix-Balgley, Bruno Delepelaire, Jonathan Kelly, Stefan Schweigert

Gustav Mahler’s Symphony No. 5 is his most popular – not least for its famed Adagietto, a musical declaration of love to Alma, his future wife. The work traverses contrasting emotional worlds: sorrow and optimism, existential fear and zest for life, doubt and tenderness.