A Requiem Of Our Time – Kölner Philharmonie, Cologne

About this event

This concert is part of the Gürzenich-Orchester Köln's 2026/27 symphony concert season at Kölner Philharmonie. The program centers on Einojuhani Rautavaara's "A Requiem in Our Time, Op. 3," a seminal work for brass ensemble and percussion composed in 1953. Rautavaara wrote this piece at the age of 24, and it won the Thor Johnson Contest, launching his international career. The work is scored for brass septet and percussion, and is structured in four movements: Lacrymosa, Dies Irae, Offertorium, and Communio, drawing on the Latin Requiem Mass tradition while employing a modern harmonic language. The Gürzenich-Orchester Köln, founded in 1888, is one of Germany's distinguished symphony orchestras and serves as the resident ensemble of Kölner Philharmonie. The orchestra's Sunday morning concert series at 11:00 is a longstanding tradition. Further details about additional works, guest conductor, and soloists for this date were not available at the time of compilation.

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  Composer

  Einojuhani Rautavaara