Southbank Centre: Royal Festival HallBelvedere Road, London, Greater London, SE1 8XX, United Kingdom
Dates/times in London time zone
Programme
| Brahms, Johannes (1833-1897) | Clarinet Quintet in B minor, Op.115 | |
| Brahms, Johannes (1833-1897) | Ein deutsches Requiem (A German Requiem), Op.45 |
Performers
| Philharmonia Orchestra | |
| Karl-Heinz Steffens | Clarinet, Conductor |
| Elsa Dreisig | Soprano |
| Roman Trekel | Baritone |
| Philharmonia Chorus | |
| Gavin Carr | Choirmaster / chorus director |
When he came to write his Requiem, Brahms chose to do away with the fire and brimstone of divine judgement. Instead, Brahms crafted an incredibly human, spiritually comforting work made for those left behind: ‘Blessed are they that mourn, for they shall be comforted’, the work begins.
To open, Steffens, formerly Principal Clarinet in the Berlin Philharmonic, performs Brahms’ Clarinet Quintet with members of the Philharmonia. For his Clarinet Quintet, Brahms’ took formal inspiration from Mozart’s own, written a century previously. His creation is endlessly expressive, spun from a delicate, seemingly unbreakable series of interweaving melodic lines.
General booking opens 8 February 2017 9:30 am
