Mahler’s Symphony No. 5 in C-sharp minor holds a special place in the history of queer cinema and queer music, ever since Visconti used it in the soundtrack to Death in Venice to express unfulfilled gay love. Now Berlin’s new classical superstar, Joana Mallwitz, is performing this famous work with her Konzerthaus Orchestra, combined with Beethoven’s Piano Concerto No. 3. An hour before the concert begins, Mallwitz herself will introduce the programme.