Philharmonic Orchestra to perform requiem at midnight April 23

PanARMENIAN.Net - In commemoration of the canonized martyrs of the Armenian Genocide, the Armenian National Philharmonic Orchestra will perform Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart’s “Requiem” on April 23 at 11:59 p.m. The concert will take place at the Aram Khachaturian Concert Hall, according to the Ministry of Education, Science, Culture and Sport.

The featured soloists include Anna Aglatova (soprano), Sofia Tumanyan (mezzo-soprano), Tigran Melkonyan (tenor), and Milan Siljanov (bass). The performance will also feature the Hover State Chamber Choir under Sona Hovhannisyan and the Yerevan State Chamber Choir led by Kristina Voskanian. The overall performance will be conducted by Eduard Topchjan, Artistic Director and Principal Conductor of the Armenian National Philharmonic Orchestra.

Mozart’s brilliant final composition, Requiem, is considered one of the most powerful funeral masses in classical music. Rich in grandeur and emotion, it serves as a spiritual anthem to the Divine. This masterpiece is long regarded as a monumental tribute in the realm of global cultural heritage.

Requiem is a traditional Latin mass for the dead, composed of several parts, including classic elements such as “Kyrie eleison” (“Lord, have mercy”), “Sanctus” (“Holy”), and “Agnus Dei” (“Lamb of God”), as well as sections unique to the funeral liturgy: “Requiem aeternam” (“Eternal rest”), “Dies irae” and “Tuba mirum” (“Day of wrath” and “Wondrous trumpet”), which depict the Last Judgment, and “Lacrimosa” (“Weeping”), which embodies profound sorrow.

Through this work, Mozart expressed the human soul’s duality—from turmoil to peace, from heartache to radiant faith. His “Requiem” resonates with deep humanism and collective grief.