Mahler Chamber Orchestra / »A German Requiem«

Portrait Teodor Currentzis / Please note the change of artist!

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Teodor Currentzis
Teodor Currentzis © Robert Kittel
Wiebke Lehmkuhl
Wiebke Lehmkuhl © Sound and Picturedesign
Tobias Berndt
Tobias Berndt
  • Doors open 19:00

  • Start 20:00

  • Interval

  • End ca. 22:00

Description

Great choral works are a specialism of the Greek-Russian conductor Teodor Currentzis, who has been shaking up the cultural scene from his base in the remote Russian city of Perm for years. His recordings of Mozart operas caused quite a stir, as did his versions of Verdi’s »Macbeth« and »La Traviata«. And even if Brahms’s »German Requiem« is one of the most performed of all requiems, Teodor Currentzis is sure to tease something new out of this masterpiece too – that much is guaranteed.

Please note: Dimitris Tiliakos has regrettably been forced to cancel his appearance in this concert due to familial reasons. Baritone Tobias Berndt has kindly agreed to step in. The programme remains unchanged.

With his Requiem, Brahms created an unusual funeral mass that stays true to tradition, while also carrying the composer’s unique subjective stamp. Despite the sorrowful theme, the work also exudes a sense of solace and optimism.

The term »requiem« refers to the Latin funeral mass, which is usually based on a standard Latin text. Brahms, however, selected various texts from the Old and New Testaments for his work.

Performers

Mahler Chamber Orchestra

musicAeterna chorus of Perm Opera

Wiebke Lehmkuhl alto

Nadezhda Pavlova soprano

Tobias Berndt baritone

conductor Teodor Currentzis

Programme

Morton Feldman
Madame Press died last week at ninety

Johannes Brahms
Rhapsodie für eine Altstimme, Männerchor und Orchester op. 53

– Interval –

Johannes Brahms
Ein deutsches Requiem, Op. 45

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Series

Operas and Oratorios

Festival

Teodor Currentzis

Promoter: HamburgMusik

Supported by the Hamburger Feuerkasse

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