Lament and hope, cries from the depths, and the certainty of salvation: To close the season, the RIAS Chamber Choir, under the direction of Peter Dijkstra, combines sacred Baroque music with 20th-century masterpieces.

Dijkstra, one of the most renowned choral conductors of our time, once again demonstrates his flair for sonorous dramaturgy and stylistic diversity. The focus is on Frank Martin's Mass for Double Choir – a key work of the 20th century, which the Swiss composer initially kept under wraps for over 40 years because, for him, it was "only a matter between God and me."

In addition, three works will be performed that revolve around the longing for divine mercy: James MacMillan's radiantly warm Miserere (2009), Nana Forte's intense Miserere (2023), and Domenico Scarlatti's magnificent ten-part Stabat Mater (1724) – a rarely heard work with an overwhelming aura that touches on central questions of human existence and goes straight to the heart.

Cast

RIAS Chamber Choir

Peter Dijkstra, Conductor
Philine Lembeck, Cello
Magnus Andersson, Lute
Flóra Júlia Fábri, Organ

Program

Frank Martin
Mass for Two Choirs a Cappella

Domenico Scarlatti
Stabat Mater

James MacMillan
Miserere

Nana Forte
Miserere mei

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Participating artists

RIAS Kammerchor

Peter Dijkstra

Philine Lembeck

Magnus Andersson

Flóra Júlia Fábri

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