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The Mahler Players

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Pianist

Instrumentalist

Violinist

Cellist

Violist

Flutist

Clarinetist

Guitarist

Percussionist

Organist

hornist

Oboist

Bassoonist

Trumpeter

Contrabassist

Trombonist

Harper

Saxophonist

Harpsichordist

Accordionist

Bassist

Tuba Player

Recorder Player

Lutenist

Tenor Violinist

Timpani

Mandoline Player

Baroque Flutist

Baroque Oboist

Baroque Trumpetist

Violino Piccolo Player

Viola da gamba

Musette de cour Player

Viola Pomposa Player

Archlutenist

Vibraphonist

Theorbist

Cornettist

Viola d’amore Player

Synthesist

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Conductor

Stage director

Librettist

Set designer

Costume designer

Choreographer

Lighting designer

Dancer

Actor

Chorus master

Video designer

Dramaturge

Translator

Sound designer

Repetiteur

Makeup artist

Executive producer

Hairstylist

Stage Manager

Choir

Poet

Vocal coach

Teacher

Photographer

Broadcasting

Illustrator

Writer

Writing and performance

Chorus Director

Wig & Makeup Designer

Orchestra Operations

Extra

Countertenor

Singer

Baritone

Contralto

Bass-baritone

Soprano

Tenor

Mezzo-soprano

Bass

Spoken

Child vocalist

Silent

Alto

Continuo

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Conductor of the Mahler Players Tomas Leakey interviews composer Matthew King about his new work "Richard Wagner in Venice: A Symphony", the premiere recordi...

Matthew King in conversation with Tomas Leakey

The Mahler Players, a chamber orchestra based in the Highlands of Scotland, was founded by conductor Tomas Leakey in 2013. Our members predominantly live in the Highlands, though we invite musicians from all across Scotland and further afield. Some of our players perform full time, many teach and several have other jobs alongside music; all are united in their commitment to the orchestra and to playing the music we love in this glorious part of the world, from great masterworks of the past to cutting-edge contemporary music.

As part of our Mahler in Miniature project we performed chamber orchestra versions of Mahler’s First, Fourth, Fifth, Sixth, Seventh, Ninth and Tenth Symphonies, Das Lied von der Erde, and most of Mahler’s other song cycles. The accompanying programming featured Highland premieres of a number of demanding classics from the 20th century canon, including Schoenberg‘s Five Orchestral Pieces Op.16, Webern‘s Symphony Op.21 and Boulez‘s Mémoriale (…explosante-fixe… Originel). We have commissioned many new works, including by Matthew King and leading Scottish composer Stuart MacRae. Educational projects showcasing Stravinsky’s Soldier’s Tale, Walton’s Façade and the BBC Ten Pieces were presented to hundreds of school-children across the Highlands. The late Michael Tumelty (the Herald Scotland) described The Mahler Players as “outstanding …Scotland’s best-kept musical secret”. We have played consistently ambitious programmes to audiences across Scotland – from urban city dwellers to those living in remote rural communities. Since 2017 we have had a particular focus on the music of Wagner. This has included the complete Act 1 from Die Walküre, Act 2 from Tristan und Isolde and substantial sections from Tannhäuser, Götterdämmerung and Parsifal. We have been fortunate to work with some of the greatest Wagnerian singers of our time, including Sir John Tomlinson, Magdalena Anna Hofmann, Peter Wedd and Lee Bisset. Prior to our performance of Die Walküre in 2019, a complete act from a Wagner opera had never been performed in the Highlands.

Outstanding…Scotland’s best-kept musical secret.

Michael Tumelty, Herald Scotland

I must have seen a complete Ring Cycle at least five times in my life and can honestly say that I have never been as excited by a performance as I was by yours last night.

Sir James Dunbar-Nasmith, audience member

In 2021 we released our first album, featuring the world premiere recording of Matthew King’s Richard Wagner in Venice: A Symphony. This piece brings to life for the first time many of Wagner’s late unfinished symphonic sketches and fragments, most of which were entirely unknown outside specialist circles. The album was critically acclaimed, with four-star reviews in the Telegraph and the Times. We also gave the world premiere live performance of the work in September 2021.

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