Search - Gustav Mahler, Uwe Mund, Kyoto Symphony Orchestra :: Mahler: Symphony No. 9

"There's nothing diminutive or bargain basement about Uwe Mund's performance ... a Mahler Ninth that will satisfy more than just newcomers or those on a budget." -- CLASSICS TODAY Mahler's Ninth Symphony was first performed after his death in 1911 at the Vienna Music Festival in the following year, conducted by Bruno Walter. Alban Berg described it as "the most magnificent thing Mahler has written." Vienna native Uwe Mund started his career as conductor of the famed Vienna Boys' Choir and was later hired by Herbert von Karajan as solo voice coach of the Vienna State Opera. He has been chief conductor of the Kyoto Symphony Orchestra since 1988.