Mozart Requiem

Mozart’s Mysterious Final Composition

Coincidence or fate? No other work of music offers the chance for such an emotionally-charged discussion of this question as Mozart’s unfinished Requiem. For Mozart died at the age of 35 while composing his Mass for the dead, and what sounds like a tragic story is actually reality. However, for all the attendant legends, what remains is first and foremost Mozart’s music, which is one of the most moving settings of the liturgical requiem text in the repertoire. God’s anger and Humanity’s mourning, fear and hope – the score contains all these elements, and yet also exudes moments of profound solace. Philippe Herreweghe and his excellent ensemble with its ample experience of historical performance practice are the ideal artists for this performance of the Mozart Requiem at the Elbphilharmonie.