Hamburg Philharmonic State Orchestra / Kent Nagano

Date & Time

Mon, Feb 3, 2025, 20:00

Venue

The programme for the 6th Philharmonic Concert includes a world premiere that reflects our times. Jörg Widmann, who has been in close artistic contact with Kent Nagano, particularly since the great success of his ARCHE for the opening of the Elbphilharmonie, has recently written a decidedly peaceful work in view of the global wars: »Cantata in tempore belli«. Jens Harzer takes on the role of narrator. Ida Aldrian sings the alto part.

Keywords: Vocal Music

Info & Ticket (www.elbphilharmonie.de)

Musicians

Philharmonisches Staatsorchester Hamburg
Chor der Liatoshynskyi Capella
Katharina Konradi	Soprano
Ida Aldrian	Soprano
Sarah Romberger	Soprano
Seungwoo Simon Yang	Tenor
Jóhann Kristinsson	Bass
Jens Harzer	Narrator
Bogdan Plish	Choir rehearsal
Kent Nagano	Conductor

Program

Jörg Widmann	Cantata in tempore belli / based on texts by Friedrich Hölderlin, Friedrich von Logau, Matthias Claudius, Wolfgang Borchert and from the Bible
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart	Great Mass in C minor, K.427

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