Currentzis conducts Verdi’s Requiem | Music Documentary

Verdi‘s Requiem was first performed at the Church of San Marco in Milan in 1874, with Verdi himself conducting. Now, 145 years later, Teodor Currentzis unveils a powerful new interpretation of this major work - at the same venue. The performance features the MusicAeterna orchestra and chorus, including the four vocal soloists. Viewers will experience firsthand how Maestro Currentzis brings out the best in his musicians. Giuseppe Verdi (1813-1901) is perhaps Italy’s best-known composer. He wrote 28 operas, but only one funeral mass. The Requiem is dedicated to the memory of Alessandro Manzoni, a poet and novelist whom Verdi had very much admired. Teodor Currentzis is one of today’s most talented and innovative conductors. He was born in Athens in 1972. From 1994 - 1999, he studied conducting at the St. Petersburg State Conservatory. From 2004 - 2010, Currentzis served as principal conductor in Novosibirsk, where he also founded the MusicAeterna orchestra and chorus. From 2011 - 2019, he was music director of the Opera and Ballet Theatre in Perm. He is now the chief conductor of the SWR Symphony Orchestra in Germany. Subscribe to DW Classical Music: #Requiem #Verdi #Currentzis