Mahler in Beijing: classical luminaries celebrate centenary in China

China's growing influence in the world is mirrored by its flourishing classical music sceneThe great Swedish mezzo-soprano Anne Sofie von Otter is giving a lieder master class to a group of talented young students. She politely berates the accompanying pianist for not using enough pedal and gently coaches one of the singers to evoke more innocence: "The character matures, gets pregnant and dies soon enough in this cycle. But at this point, she is still a little girl." The standard master-class d...

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