Zubin Mehta

Anton Bruckner’s Eighth Symphony is defined by extremes—at times bombastic, dissonant, and soaring and at others, to quote Zubin Mehta, “deeply Romantic” and lyrical in a way that “will break your heart.” Bruckner constructed massive musical architecture that invites listeners to look upward in sublime contemplation, and his Eighth is his most towering cathedral of symphonic ideas for its length and orchestral scale. Zubin Mehta has been studying Bruckner and the Eighth for seven decades, making this a rare opportunity to experience the symphony in all of its maximalist glory.