Philippe Herreweghe conducts an energetic Mozart Requiem in Antwerp

By Edward Sava-Segal, 08 May 2021

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Reviewed at Queen Elisabeth Hall, Antwerp on 7 May 2021

Mozart, Requiem in D minor, K626 (compl. Süssmayr)

Katharina Konradi, Soprano

Sophie Harmsen, Mezzo-soprano

Ilker Arcayürek, Tenor

Mikhail Timoshenko, Bass

Collegium Vocale Gent

Antwerp Symphony Orchestra

Philippe Herreweghe, Conductor

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Edward Sava-Segal

Edward has been living in New York for the last 25 years, one of the reasons being the extraordinarily rich cultural life in this city. He has studied piano and classical music in his early years. He switched later on to computer science and data architecture but he kept an unwavering interest in following the classical music phenomenon here in New York and in his travels. Edward occasionally reviews fine arts events for the most prestigious literary magazine in Romania, his home country.