Honeck Conducts Mozart Requiem

Mozart’s Requiem was his great send-off to the world — a work of plaintive, yet darkly radiant beauty, left unfinished on his deathbed in 1791. In Mozart’s hands, the ancient mass for the dead becomes an expression of hope and transcendence.

In this dramatic and immersive performance, Manfred Honeck leads the Chicago Symphony Orchestra and Chorus in the completed portions of Mozart’s Requiem, envisioned as it may have been heard at the composer’s own funeral. Interwoven with Gregorian chant and additional choral selections by Mozart, this Requiem captures “the awe, the majesty and the fright this mass is supposed to inspire” (Bachtrack). Works by Beethoven and Haydn open the program.

Performers
Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Manfred Honeck conductor
Jeanine De Bique soprano
Avery Amereau mezzo-soprano
Ben Bliss tenor
Stephano Park bass
Chicago Symphony Chorus
Donald Palumbo chorus director

Program
Beethoven Coriolan Overture
Haydn Symphony No. 93
Mozart Requiem
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