Jaap van Zweden conducts the Hong Kong Philharmonic in a performance of Mahler’s Symphony No. 3. Photo: Courtesy of Hong Kong Philharmonic Orchestra
Jaap van Zweden conducts the Hong Kong Philharmonic in a performance of Mahler’s Symphony No. 3. Photo: Courtesy of Hong Kong Philharmonic Orchestra

Review: Hong Kong Philharmonic shines in Mahler 3’s forceful and intimate episodes under baton of Jaap van Zweden

Orchestra showed itself up to the challenges of monumental six-movement symphony from the opening bars, and produced a performance of emotion and precision lit up by some wonderful solo playing

Jaap van Zweden conducts the Hong Kong Philharmonic in a performance of Mahler’s Symphony No. 3. Photo: Courtesy of Hong Kong Philharmonic Orchestra
Jaap van Zweden conducts the Hong Kong Philharmonic in a performance of Mahler’s Symphony No. 3. Photo: Courtesy of Hong Kong Philharmonic Orchestra
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