LA Phil’s Mahler Performance In Caracas The “Biggest Ever?”

“The performance on Saturday — which also will include the combined L.A. Phil and Simón Bolívar Symphony Orchestra along with eight vocal soloists, all conducted by Gustavo Dudamel — will turn Mahler’s so-called “Symphony of a Thousand” into something 40% larger. This is said to be the most ever for a Mahler Eighth.”