The Glasshouse International Centre for Music: Sage OneSt Mary's Square
Gateshead Quays, Gateshead, North-East, NE8 2JR, United Kingdom
Dates/times in London time zone
Programme
| Takemitsu, Tōru (1930-1996) | Requiem for string orchestra | |
| Brahms, Johannes (1833-1897) | Ein deutsches Requiem (A German Requiem), Op.45 |
Performers
| Royal Northern Sinfonia | |
| Northern Sinfonia Chorus | |
| Thomas Zehetmair | Conductor |
| Elizabeth Atherton | Soprano |
In 1857, encouraged by his mentor
Robert Schumann, Johannes Brahms
began work on his choral masterpiece
‘A German Requiem’. Schumann
hoped Brahms would deliver “wonderful
glimpses of the spirit world”, and he
wasn’t disappointed. What Brahms
created was a Requiem unlike any other:
a piece that carried the gift of spiritual
comfort rather than the threat of
impending judgment, conveying the
weight of Germany’s cultural tradition
in the process – a poignant opening
to Thomas Zehetmair’s final season
as Music Director.
With a pre-concert talk and postconcert
‘Northern Sinfonia Spotlight’
Buses from Alnwick, Hexham and Carlisle.
Tickets: £10-£33
Robert Schumann, Johannes Brahms
began work on his choral masterpiece
‘A German Requiem’. Schumann
hoped Brahms would deliver “wonderful
glimpses of the spirit world”, and he
wasn’t disappointed. What Brahms
created was a Requiem unlike any other:
a piece that carried the gift of spiritual
comfort rather than the threat of
impending judgment, conveying the
weight of Germany’s cultural tradition
in the process – a poignant opening
to Thomas Zehetmair’s final season
as Music Director.
With a pre-concert talk and postconcert
‘Northern Sinfonia Spotlight’
Buses from Alnwick, Hexham and Carlisle.
Tickets: £10-£33
