✨@SvenHelbig ‘Requiem A’ comes to Westminster Central Hall this 4th October ✨
René Pape, the Dresdner Kreuzchor, Trinity Boys Choir, Poznań Boys’ Choir, and La Maîtrise de Garçons de Colmar will unite with the LCO - conducted by Martin Lehmann.
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"As an artist, you have to reflect on the current times," says @SvenHelbig in a heartfelt conversation with his daughter about Requiem A — his newly released album that honours the victims of war and delivers a powerful plea for peace.
🎧Listen now: https://t.co/hq3vEewxWa
Video credit: @DGclassics
Live Report: @SvenHelbig's Requiem A at Heldenplatz, Austria
A stunning achievement, marking 80 years since the end of the Second World War...
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To mark the 80th anniversary of the end of the Second World War, composer and producer @SvenHelbig presents Requiem A — a moving tribute to the victims of war and a powerful call for peace.
Featuring haunting performances by opera legend @renepapebass, the Dresdner Kreuzchor, and the Staatskapelle Dresden, conducted by Martin Lehmann.
🎧 Listen now: https://t.co/trK7lo46z1
Photo credits: Claudia Weingart, Deutsche Grammophon
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'The only way I could respond to my current sense of powerlessness and horror was through a requiem'
Composer @SvenHelbig's new work ‘Requiem A’, released on an album today, commemorates the 80th anniversary of the end of World War II in Europe 🎻 https://t.co/HP4k9QqAwe
Sven Helbig(@SvenHelbig ): Requiem A
ドレスデンを拠点として活躍している作曲家スヴェン・ヘルビッヒが第二次世界大戦終結80周年を記念して戦争の犠牲者への追悼と平和への深い願いを込めた「Requiem A」を作曲。世界初演、2025年2月9日にドレスデン聖十字架教会にて録音。
„Meer von Tränen“ is out now, hauntingly performed by incomparable René Pape. The aria will be part of my upcoming release „Requiem A“. Watch: https://t.co/bKA3BqDZTJ
@DGclassics
On Friday, a first preview of my new album 'Requiem A' will be released. I’m incredibly excited about the collaboration with the wonderful Dresdner Kreuzchor and the Staatskapelle Dresden. The full album will be released on May 8th, featuring also opera singer René Pape.
Sven Helbig on creating music of remembrance
The composer and multi-instrumentalist reflects on the process behind his latest work, Requiem A, which explores and adapts the traditional structure of the requiem @SvenHelbig https://t.co/7HWlhkBSSs