BBC Proms · SEASON 79

Mahler’s Fifth at the Proms

Episode 13 · 2025-08-29

★ 6.0
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Season 79Episode 13★ 6.0/10
  • Documentary

Episode overview

The electrifying combination of young superstar Finnish conductor Klaus Mäkelä and the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra brings Mahler’s epic and life-affirming symphony with its famous Adagietto to the Proms. It sits alongside Berio’s Rendering – an ingenius work inspired by Schubert. Presented by Alison Balsom.

119 minutes

Season 79 episodes