Requiem / Esa-Pekka Salonen Conducts Mozart and Ligeti

Rituals Festival

Presented as part of the LA Phil’s Rituals festival, curated by Creative Director Esa-Pekka Salonen, this performance brings us face to face with questions of faith, humanity, and mortality.

Mozart’s Requiem owes some of its timeless staying power to the composer’s death prior to its completion. It unfolds as a sacred rite suspended between fear and hope. From its booming Dies irae to its heart wrenching Lacrimosa, the unfinished mass is a powerful yet gentle statement on salvation and eternal rest.

Program

• Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart — Requiem