Dark fire and glittering ice: Mozart’s Requiem crowns an evening of deep emotions and natural wonders from Sakari Oramo and pianist Martin Helmchen.
Sakari Oramo, conductor
Martin Helmchen, piano
Francesca Chiejina, soprano
Claire Barnett-Jones, mezzo-soprano
Caspar Singh, tenor
Frazer Scott, bass
BBC Symphony Orchestra
BBC Symphony Chorus
With some pieces, the myth is almost as compelling as the music – and few masterworks are more shrouded in myth than Mozart’s uncompleted Requiem. But nothing speaks more eloquently than Mozart’s own inspiration, and tonight, on the eve of All Souls, Sakari Oramo and the BBC Symphony Chorus bring heart and soul to his haunting final words.
First, though, pianist Martin Helmchen celebrates Amadeus at his most daring – the dark, dramatic piano concerto that some say is his very greatest. And because music never stands still, there’s a 21st century landscape from the brilliant Camille Pépin: a glistening, shimmering “fresco for orchestra” inspired by the life (and troubling death) of the world’s glaciers. Hearing is believing…
Barbican Centre, Silk Street, City of London, EC2Y 8DS England, United Kingdom
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