Royal Philharmonic Orchestra | Vasily Petrenko & Thomas Hampson ID:
Orchestra
Living Legends
Friday, 28. August 2026
7:30 p.m., Gstaad Festival Tent
The Guardian didn‘t hesitate to call Thomas Hampson’s relationship with the music of Gustav Mahler “obsessive” – and indeed, since those first recordings in the 1980s under Leonard Bernstein, their names have been inseparable, almost like Maria Callas and Verdi. On this remarkable evening, the new Professor and Director of the Vocal Academy invites Festival guests to experience this musical passion up close and in person – joined by Vasily Petrenko and the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, that prestigious ensemble where Festival founder Yehudi Menuhin served as Principal Guest Conductor from 1959 to 1968.
Sustainable to the festival: Our bus service is at your disposal from Reisezentrum Windisch, Wangen an der Aare, Bern, Thun and Spiez for this concert.
Bus tickets here
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Thomas Hampson, Baritone
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
Vasily Petrenko, Conductor
| Gustav Mahler (1860–1911) | |
| “Laue Sommernacht” (text: Otto Julius Bierbaum) | 2' |
| “Ich wandle unter Blumen” (text: Heinrich Heine) | 2' |
| “Die stille Stadt” (text: Richard Dehmel) | 4' |
| Gustav Mahler (1860–1911) | |
| “Rückert-Lieder”, 5 orchestral songs to poems by Friedrich Rückert (1788-1866) (1901-1902) | 20' |
| Gustav Mahler (1860–1911) | |
| Symphony No. 5 in C-sharp Minor | 70' |
| 130' (interval included) | |
CHF 170/145/100/70