Mahler: Symphony No. 8 in E flat major ‘Symphony of the Thousand’ Recorded at St Paul’s Cathedral last July, this is the sixth title in Gergiev’s mighty Mahler cycle.

Viktoria Yastrebova, Ailish Tynan, Ludmila Dudinova, Lilli Paasikivi, Zlata Bulycheva, Alexey Markov, Sergey Semishkur & Evgeny Nikitin Choir of Eltham College, Choral Arts Society of Washington, London Symphony Chorus & London Symphony Orchestra, Valery Gergiev CONCERT REVIEW: “two performances bringing Gergiev’s Mahler cycle to a triumphant close. Gergiev caught the crucial moment of expectation to perfection. But in the end it was the shattering power of several hundred voices, an expanded orchestra and full cathedral organ that delivered the mightiest of Mahler’s symphonies with the sonic splendour it demands.” London Evening Standard