“It is nothing but humour, cheerfulness and enormous pleasure about the world,” said Gustav Mahler about his Third Symphony on one of his more positive days. The score is certainly a little more versatile than that, but it is definitely ‘enormous’. More than an hour and a half of music, with a gigantic string section and passages for alto solo, and women’s and boys’ choir. Kazushi Ono takes the next step – a giant step in fact – in his journey with Mahler. With the Brussels Philharmonic, the Vlaams Radiokoor, Octopus Kamerkoor and the children’s choir of Opera Ballet Flanders all together on stage, it will certainly be a crowd. But our musical director expertly guides everyone through a symphony that fascinates him beyond measure. Flagey, Brussels Philharmonic, Vlaams Radiokoor € 51 > € 5