Prom 72: Britten's War Requiem

6 Sep 2018, Royal Albert Hall

19:00 Thu 6 Sep 2018 Next Event

Proms 2018 Prom 72: Britten's War Requiem

19:00 Thu 6 Sep 2018 Royal Albert Hall

Britten鈥檚 War Requiem is one of classical music鈥檚 most devastating musical responses to the horrors of war. Peter Oundjian and the Royal Scottish National Orchestra and are joined by soloists Erin Wall, Allan Clayton and Russell Braun.

Programme

- - Benjamin Britten
  - War Requiem(80 mins)

Performers

Erin Wall
soprano
soprano
Allan Clayton
tenor
tenor
Russell Braun
baritone
baritone
Huddersfield Choral Society
Royal Scottish National Orchestra Junior Chorus
Royal Scottish National Orchestra Chorus
Royal Scottish National Orchestra
Peter Oundjian
conductor
conductor

Composers

Benjamin Britten

About This Event

A powerful statement of the composer鈥檚 pacifist beliefs 鈥� composed in the shadow of the Second World War, but harking back to the carnage of the First via the war poetry of Wilfred Owen 鈥� Britten鈥檚 War Requiem today remains one of the most devastating artistic responses to conflict: a work that mourns but also rages against the senseless violence and destruction of war. The Huddersfield Choral Society, RSNO Chorus (175 this year) and RSNO Junior Chorus (40 this year) join the Royal Scottish National Orchestra and its outgoing Music Director Peter Oundjian for a performance marking 100 years since the end of the First World War.

There will be no interval

Image: Erin Wall 漏 Kristin Hoebermann