24124 REQUIEM (Mozart)

Bergen, Norway. Performed by Vienna State Boys Choir 05.20.25
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart was only 35 years old when he died, in the midst of composing his Requiem in D minor. In his delirious final moments, the composer is said to have believed he was writing his own funeral mass. The piece had to be completed by his students, based on Mozart’s instructions.
During the Festival, Mozart’s masterpiece will be performed by boys' choirs from across Norway. In total, around 250 young male singers will take the stage.
'As an instrument, the boy’s voice is distinct, and this concert is a unique opportunity to hear a sound that was more common in the 17th and 18th centuries,' says chorus master Håkon Matti Skrede
All four soloists are also men. The conductor is Jan Willem de Vriend, artistic partner of the Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra and known for his special affinity with the Viennese classical repertoire. In recent years, he has conducted several of Mozart’s symphonies with the orchestra.
Philipp Mathmann
Adrian Angelico
Guy Cutting
Mikhail Timoshenko
Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra