Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra: Honeck Presents Mozart's Requiem October 12, 2012

Artists
Manfred Honeck, conductor
Noah Bendix-Balgley, violin
Adriana Kucerova, soprano
Gerhild Romberger, mezzo-soprano
Paul Appleby, tenor
Liang Li, bass
John Lithgow, narrator
Mendelssohn Choir of Pittsburgh
Program
Herbert Willi: ABBA-MA
Ludwig van Beethoven: Violin Concerto
Wolfgang Amadé Mozart: Requiem, K. 626

About This Performance
Concertmaster Noah Bendix-Balgley makes his PSO concerto debut with Beethoven's breathtaking Violin Concerto. Then, Manfred Honeck presents his dramatic and unique version of Mozart's Requiem. Actor John Lithgow - winner of multiple Emmys, Tonys, Golden Globes and SAG Awards - narrates this monumental work with readings from Mozart's letters to his father. The letters, as well as poems, scripture, church bells, Gregorian chant, and haunting text of the Requiem, create the memorial service for Mozart that should have been.