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Verdi from King's

Director of Music Daniel Hyde conducts a performance of Verdi's popular and dramatic Requiem in King's College Chapel, Cambridge. Presented by Martin Handley.

Director of Music Daniel Hyde conducts a performance of Verdi's popular and dramatic Requiem in King's College Chapel, Cambridge. Verdi wrote it to commemorate the important Italian writer and philosopher Alessandro Manzoni and it was first performed with Verdi himself conducting on the first anniversary of Manzoni's death in May 1874.

Presented by Martin Handley.

Verdi: Requiem

Francesca Chiejina (soprano)
Claire Barnett-Jones (mezzo soprano)
David Junghoon Kim (tenor)
James Platt (bass)
City of London Choir
Choir of King鈥檚 College
麻豆社 Concert Orchestra
Conductor Daniel Hyde

2 hours, 14 minutes

Last on

Tue 1 Jul 2025 19:30
麻豆社 Radio 3

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Music Played

  • Giuseppe Verdi

    Requiem

    Singer: Francesca Chiejina. Singer: Claire Barnett-Jones. Singer: David Junghoon Kim. Singer: James Platt. Choir: Choir of King鈥檚 College, Cambridge. Choir: City of London Choir. Orchestra: 麻豆社 Concert Orchestra. Conductor: Daniel Hyde.

  • Ludwig van Beethoven

    Triple Concerto in C Major, Op. 56

    Performer: Nicola Benedetti. Performer: Sheku Kanneh鈥怣ason. Performer: Benjamin Grosvenor. Orchestra: Philharmonia Orchestra. Conductor: Santtu鈥怣atias Rouvali.
    • Beethoven: Triple Concerto, Op. 56.
    • Decca Music Group Ltd..
    • 1.

  • Edvard Grieg

    Butterfly (Lyric Pieces - book 3 Op.43)

    Performer: Leif Ove Andsnes.
    • EMI.

Broadcast

  • Tue 1 Jul 2025 19:30
    麻豆社 Radio 3