Organization

Conductor

Peter Eötvös

Singer

Soprano

Caroline Stein

Baritone

Claudio Otelli

Michael Rotschopf

Speaker

Thomas Mittmann

Chorus master

James Wood

Howard Arman

Philipp Ahmann

Celso Antunes

Orchestra

Berliner Philharmoniker

Peter Eötvös conducts Zimmermann’s “Requiem for a Young Poet”

Berlin

Germany

Berliner Philharmonie

Bernd Alois Zimmermann’s Requiem for a Young Poet from 1969 is a heart-wrenching and unconventional mass for the dead. Written for two speakers, vocalists, chorus, orchestra and tape, it reveals a powerful, multifaceted panorama of the half century that comprised Zimmermann’s life before he committed suicide in 1970. The conductor of this powerful performance from 2009 is Peter Eötvös, one of Zimmermann’s students.

Peter Eötvös conducts Zimmermann’s “Requiem for a Young Poet”: Concert Various

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Concert

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Production booklet

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