Prayers of Silence

Ēriks Ešenvalds (*1977)
"In Paradisum" for choir, viola and cello

Eleanor Daley (*1955)
Requiem for choir a cappella, soprano and baritone

Knut Nystedt (1915-2014)
Stabat mater op. 111 for mixed choir and cello

Galina Grigorjeva (*1962)
Molitva (Prayer) for choir and cello

MDR-Rundfunkchor
Ionel Ungureanu - viola
Jérémie Badúel - cello
Gregor Meyer - conductor

This late-night concert brings together choral settings of prayers that grapple with death and farewell. Angels guiding the departed to paradise, a mother's grief before her crucified son, trust in the heavenly Father, and a plea for eternal rest - these are the themes of the evening's "silent prayers".

The programme features works by Ukrainian-Estonian composer Galina Grigorjeva, Canadian Eleanor Daley, Norwegian Knut Nystedt, and Latvian Ēriks Ešenvalds - each approaching these themes in a distinctly different way.