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19 February 2023
Mozart’s Requiem – Liverpool

Philharmonic Hall

Transporting the audience back to 18th Century Vienna, Mozart’s Requiem does not disappoint.
The orchestra, conducted by Award-winning German conductor Corinna Niemeyer, was
complemented by appearances from Victoria Randem (soprano), Eléonore Pancrazi (mezzo-
soprano), Stuart Jackson (tenor) and Benjamin Appl (baritone). The Royal Liverpool
Philharmonic Choir were in full, lively voice.

Opening with Haydn’s Symphony No.49, La Passione, the concert began as it meant to go on.
Niemeyer animatedly gesticulated at the front to lead the orchestra through the allegro piece,
paying particular attention to the contrasts between loud and quiet, light and dark.

Haydn’s work is written in the ‘storm and urge’ style with a somewhat unusual structure for the
time. All four movements are in F minor and it is one of his darkest symphonies.

Following on from this, Pancrazi joined the stage for Marianna Martines Orgoglioso fiumicello.
With several striking touches of orchestral colour, it’s a celebration of nature, enjoyed by a
shepherd who finds his way temporarily barred by a swollen river.

Holding a well-developed stage presence, Pancrazi immediately connected with the audience
and gave a performance peppered with emotive expressions in all the right places along with eye
contact with the audience.

Royal Liverpool Philharmonic in Rehearsal