A German Requiem

Orpheus Choir Wellington is thrilled to be kicking off its monumental “Singet! The German Season” at Wellington’s Michael Fowler Centre, with a performance of Brahms’ A German Requiem on 10 September. The Requiem is a much-loved pinnacle of classical music and tickets are available via Ticketmaster.

In addition to lyric soprano Madeleine Pierard, Orpheus will be joined by accomplished baritone Robert Tucker and Orchestra Wellington. It’s shaping up to be an unmissable event.

As Music Director, Brent Steward says, “A German Requiem is not the music of mourning, but an intense, epic and romantic reflection that speaks to life, love and loss. Brahms himself said an equally relevant title for this work would be ‘Human Requiem’”. A non-stop hit since it premiered in 1868, the Requiem’s popularity has endured because of the two-fold genius of the piece: for audiences it is both spiritual and engaging, while for performers it is exhilarating and technically rewarding.