CBSO: Brahms' German Requiem
Thu 23 Apr
|Symphony Hall
Music for remembrance, reflection and consolation.
Time & Location
23 Apr 2026, 19:30
Symphony Hall, Broad St, Birmingham B1 2EA, UK
About the event
Ryan Wigglesworth Conductor
Sophie Bevan Soprano
Gareth Brynmor John Baritone
Purcell Funeral Music For Queen Mary, 10mins
Brahms German Requiem, 68mins
Music for remembrance, reflection and consolation.
This programme offers the chance to reflect on love, loss and the passing of time. Conductor Ryan Wigglesworth is joined by soprano Sophie Bevan and baritone Gareth Brynmor John to perform two beautifully meditative choral works. Purcell’s dignified and sombre piece was written for the funeral service of Queen Mary, wife of William III, in 1695. Brahms’ German Requiem, composed in the 1860s, was composed in memory of loved ones, but its message of consolation is universal.
Ticket prices include the coach fare, performance ticket, driver's gratuity and administrative costs.
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