We’re rather exicted to learn of a cycle of Mahler shymphonies being performed in Norwich, an English cathedral town of 144,000 souls.
They reach the fourth symphony at the King’s Centre next Saturday.
The initiator of the cycle is Norwich Philharmonic conductor Matthew Andrews.
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