Saturday 4th June, 6:00pm, Festivalcafé

Tilnærmelser til Mahler

Karl Aage Rasmussen presents

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As we celebrate the publication of Karl Aage Rasmussen's “Tilnærmelser til Gustav Mahler” (Approaching Gustav Mahler), come and hear Rasmussen talk about his new book and about his music.

When Karl Aage Rasmussen pays tribute to Gustav Mahler in the centenary of his death, he does so both as a writer and as a composer. Immediately preceding the first performance by Athelas Sinfonietta Copenhagen of Rasmussen's transcription of Mahler's fourth symphony, we mark the occasion of his book about the composer with this reception.

Karl Aage Rasmussen's music has been performed in 30 countries. As a composer he has always had an active relationship with musical tradition and interwoven elements of pre-existing music in his work. As a writer he has won great acclaim at home and abroad with his books about Robert Schumann and about the pianists Glenn Gould and Sviatoslav Richter. There is every reason to look forward to Karl Aage Rasmussen's double tribute to Gustav Mahler and hear him discuss the book with Henrik Marstal.

The reception is co-hosted by Gyldendal publishers.