On September 12, 1910, Gustav Mahler conducted the Munich Philharmonic in the world premiere of his monumental Eighth Symphony. The performance - his final conducting appearance in Europe - was an overwhelming critical and popular triumph. Nicknamed the “Symphony of a Thousand” for the vast instrumental and choral forces it requires, Mahler’s Eighth remains one of the most ambitious works in the classical repertoire. Mahler himself understood its extraordinary place in his output, remarking: “Th