Brahms' A German Requiem, York Minster

Brinsley performed with the University of York Symphony Orchestra in the 2024/25 season finale in York Minster, where the orchestra was joined by the University of York Choir and The 24 under Robert Hollingworth. Brahms’ Ein deutsches Requiem was framed by German Romantic choral music, including two pieces by Felix Mendelssohn and a prelude by his sister Fanny. The concert sold out.¹

Programme

Fanny Mendelssohn Hensel Prelude to Lobgesang
Josef Rheinberger Kyrie, from the Mass in E flat · Abendlied
Felix Mendelssohn Warum toben die Heiden · Da Israel aus Ägypten zog
Johannes Brahms Ein deutsches Requiem, Op. 45

Conductor: Robert Hollingworth
Soloists: Eleonore Cockerham (soprano), George Clark (baritone)

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