The Orphée Vocal Ensemble conducted by Matthieu Schweyer will perform J. Brahms’ German Requiem on November 29, 2025 at 8:00 p.m. at the Victoria Hall in Geneva.
Matthieu Schweyer conductor
Orphée Vocal Ensemble
Orphée Symphony Orchestra
Clémence Tilquin soprano
Seong-Ho Han bass baritone
Johannes Brahms
A German Requiem
Affected by the death of his mentor Robert Schumann and then by that of his own mother, Brahms began composing a Requiem in German, with texts taken from the Bible, but more spiritual than religious. In 1868, his German Requiem was published, and it was a triumph.
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