Concert

Thursday, 14 October 2010 19.30– 22.00

The Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra was founded in 1905. Wilhelm Stenhammar, the great Swedish composer and conductor of the early 20th century, contributed strongly to the Nordic profile of the orchestra. Several of today’s most sought after conductors work regularly with the orchestra: Kent Nagano, Esa-Pekka Salonen, Vladimir Jurowski and Herbert Blomstedt, amongst others.On Thursday evening the Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra is presenting a selection of Mozart (Maurerische Trauermusik, Symphony no. 25, Requiem) in the Gothenburg Concert Hall.Mozart’s final work, and some would argue his absolute masterpiece, is the Requiem of 1791, which he composed in the same year he died. As a matter of fact, Mozart passed away before he could complete the final movements. This mass for four singers, orchestra and chorus is one of the most touching and powerful pieces of music written for these rich forces. The Maurerische Trauermusik, composed for a fellow free mason, is set in the same mood, while the profound Symphony No. 25 – Mozart’s first great symphony – is the epitome of energy and drama.

Price: Approx. € 33