Brahms: A German Requiem

Powerful and timeless choral work

Conductor: Adam Hickox
Soprano: Siobhan Stagg
Barytone: Yngve Skullerud Søberg
Choir: Trondheim Vocal Ensemble & Trondheim Symphonic Opera Chorus
Choirmaster: Urša Lah

Program
Johannes Brahms: Ein deutches Requiem

About the concert
Brahms’ requiem opens with the unearthly beauty of “Blessed are those who mourn, for they shall be comforted.” And this is a requiem that contains both sorrow, consolation and hope.

The work gives a deep sense of peace and reflection. The most important thing for Brahms was that both the text and the music should be of comfort and encouragement, and he himself selected the texts that he took from the German Bible. He put the choir at the center and said himself that this was a requiem for man.

So let Brahms comfort you and take you from sorrow to joy, from darkness to light, in a masterful work of art written as help and support for people of all religions and from all corners of the world.