Symphony Hall in Birmingham

Went with some friends on 25 March to Symphony Hall.  "The combination of Valery Gergiev, the London Symphony Orchestra and Mahler have wowed audiences and had critics reaching for superlatives. ‘Raw energy and white hot climaxes’ is how The Guardian described their revelatory performances. Gergiev turns his attention to the Seventh Symphony: an epic journey from darkness to overwhelming joyous affirmation, taking in two eerie and fantastical night-music movements along the way".  I've not really connected with Mahler before but Gergiev's conducting which we could see very clearly from the choir, and the wonderful playing of LSO really opened up a new area for me ... luckily the Symphony Hall is running the Birmingham Mahler Cycle through this season as part of the International Concert Series so I should be able to pick up tickets for ongoing performances.