Royal Albert Hall, London An acted prelude by Jane Mitchell teased out the composer’s motivations for his engrossing First Symphony before the orchestra assayed the work from memory “Ridiculous,” “offensively trivial”, “a complete disaster,” just some of the critical barbs hurled at Gustav Mahler...
Source: [Guardian International](https://www.theguardian.com/music/2026/aug/02/aurora-orchestra-collon-review-royal-albert-hall-proms-mahler-first-symphony-heart-freud)