Organization

Conductor

Lawrence Renes

Singer

Soprano

Siobhan Stagg

soprano

Baritone

Roderick Williams

baritone

Chorus master

Warren Trevelyan Jones

Others

Melbourne Symphony Orchestra

MSO Chorus

Fauré's Requiem

Southbank

Australia

Arts Centre Melbourne

Hamer Hall

Fauré's Requiem: Mythic Kats-Chernin (+2 More)

Public

Mythic

Symphony No. 7 in C Major Op. 105

Fauré Requiem

Approved

Experience the otherworldly in this sublime program conducted by Lawrence Renes, culminating in Fauré’s divine Requiem, featuring the MSO Chorus and much-loved soloists Siobhan Stagg and Roderick Williams.

- Inspired by the mental image of entering a mythical cave, Elena Kats-Chernin’s moody, hymn-like work transports its audience to a mesmerising and fantastical domain.

- The ability of Sibelius’ Seventh Symphony to lure its listener to another dimension is remarkable. The structure of tempo changes in this seamless patchwork of a piece means that time behaves almost as an illusion. The music’s imperceptible shifting of gears results in an immersive, wonderfully-disorienting experience.

- A Requiem – a mass for the dead – might seem a strange choice for a composer who was described by his son as ‘a sceptic’. This perspective proved an asset for Fauré, who brings a vastly different message to his Requiem than his predecessors. Instead of a haunting, sombre work, Fauré’s is a profound meditation on the restful warmth waiting in paradise.

English

Performance credits (Cast & Crew )

Crew

Ensemble