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FULL MOZART REQUIEM Bergen 2025 Phillip Mathmann, Adrian Angelico, Guy Cutting, Mikhail Timoshenko
Information on the Performance
- Work Title: Requiem
- Composer: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
- Libretto: traditional
- Venue & Opera Company: Grieghallen, Bergen, Norway
- Recorded: May 28, 2025
- Type: Concert Live
- Singers: Phillip Mathmann, Adrian Angelico, Guy Cutting, Mikhail Timoshenko
- Conductor: Jan Willem de Vriend
- Orchestra: Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra
- Chorus: Nidarosdomen Boys Choir , Sølvguttene, Bislett Boys Choir, Collegium Vocale Boys, Edvard Grieg Boys Choir, Kristiansand Cathedral Boys Choir, Vanse Boys Choir Deo Gloria
- Chorus Master: Håkon Matti Skrede
- Stage Director:
- Costume Designer:
Information about the Recording
- Published by: Bergenphilive
- Date Published: 2025
- Format: Streaming
- Quality Video: 4 Audio:4
- Subtitles: nosubs
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON THIS PERFORMANCE
Legendary farewell work performed by Norway’s boys’ choirs.
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart was only 35 years old when he died, in the midst of composing his Requiem in D minor. In his delirious final moments, the composer is said to have believed he was writing his own funeral mass. The piece had to be completed by his students, based on Mozart’s instructions.
During the Festival, Mozart’s masterpiece will be performed by boys’ choirs from across Norway. In total, around 250 young male singers will take the stage.
‘As an instrument, the boy’s voice is distinct, and this concert is a unique opportunity to hear a sound that was more common in the 17th and 18th centuries,’ says chorus master Håkon Matti Skrede.
All four soloists are also men. The conductor is Jan Willem de Vriend, artistic partner of the Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra and known for his special affinity with the Viennese classical repertoire. In recent years, he has conducted several of Mozart’s symphonies with the orchestra.
‘With the energy the boys’ choirs bring, I believe we could light up a medium-sized city. The music is intuitive and captivating, showcasing Mozart’s genius, and the boys love singing it! And when they perform, there’s a tension and vitality that you can both feel and hear,’ says Skrede.