Benjamin Britten:Sinfonia da Requiem

Max Reger:Requiem op. 144b for baritone, choir and orchestra

Robert Schumann:Missa sacra in C minor op. 147

MDR Symphony Orchestra

MDR Radio Choir

Members of the MDR Radio Choir

Dennis Russell Davies | Conductor

Josep Vila i Casañas | Rehearsal

Gun-Wook Lee | Bass

Ramona Laxy | Soprano

Hwan-Cheol Ahn | Tenor

Jakob Eberlein | Bass

Three great voices of music history meet in this impressive program: Benjamin Britten's Sinfonia da Requiem unfolds its haunting tonal language between mourning and hope, Max Reger's rarely performed Requiem after Hebbel lends monumental depth to the commemoration, and Robert Schumann's Missa sacra combines intimate spirituality with romantic expressiveness. A concert full of emotional and spiritual dimensions.

The concert introduction will take place at 10.15 am in the Schumann-Eck of the Gewandhaus.

The concert will be broadcast on MDR KLASSIK and MDR KULTUR on the same evening at 7.30 pm. It can then be listened to on www.mdr-klassik.de.