Prom 47: Britten 鈥� War Requiem

21 Aug 2014, Royal Albert Hall

19:30 Thu 21 Aug 2014 Next Event

Proms 2014 Prom 47: Britten 鈥� War Requiem

19:30 Thu 21 Aug 2014 Royal Albert Hall

Wilfred Owen鈥檚 shattering verse sits at the heart of Britten鈥檚 War Requiem 鈥� that great pacifist outpouring of horror and sorrow. Performed here in this First World War centenary year by the same orchestra which premiered it in 1962, in this performance the City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra and Music Director Andris Nelsons are joined by the 成人快手 Proms Youth Choir.

Programme

- - Benjamin Britten
  - War Requiem(95 mins)

Performers

Susan Gritton
soprano
soprano
Toby Spence
tenor
tenor
Hanno M眉ller-Brachmann
baritone
baritone
成人快手 Proms Youth Choir
City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra
Andris Nelsons
conductor
conductor

Composers

Benjamin Britten

About this event

鈥楳y subject is War, and the pity of War.鈥� Wilfred Owen鈥檚 shattering verse sits at the heart of Britten鈥檚 War Requiem 鈥� that great pacifist outpouring of horror and sorrow. To mark 100 years since the start of the 1914鈥�18 conflict, the War Requiem is performed here by the same orchestra that premiered it in 1962.

The CBSO and Music Director Andris Nelsons are joined by the 成人快手 Proms Youth Choir in its third great English choral work, following powerful performances of Tippett鈥檚 A Child of Our Time(2012) and Vaughan Williams鈥檚 A Sea Symphony (2013).

There will be no interval

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