Wolfgang Amadeus MOZART (1756 – 1791)
REQUIEM in D minor (K 626)


Wednesday March 16th, 2011 - 7.30pm
at Siam Society, Bangkok
131 Asoke Montri Road, Sukhumvit 21
Free admission

Friday March 18th, 2011 - 7.30pm
at Assumption Cathedral, Bangkok – 23 Oriental Avenue, near Oriental Hotel
300 baths (100 baths for students)
- concert to be confirmed -

Fuengalada Prawang & Kamonporn Huncharoen, Sopranos
Sassaya Chavalit, Mezzo – Soprano
Nutthaporn Thammati, Ténor
Tulanan Narasetapisarn, Basse
Mahidol University Baroque Choir & Orchestra
Bahtiyor Allaberganov, Organ
Henri Pompidor, Conductor

The Siam Society under Royal Patronage proudly presents W.A. Mozart’s Requiem, to be performed by the Mahidol University Baroque Choir and Orchestra under the baton of Henri Pompidor.

Universally recognized as one of the greatest choral masterpieces, the Requiem has long been shrouded in mystery. In July 1791, Mozart undertook the commission for an Austrian nobleman, little knowing that he was to write the requiem for himself: he died on December 5 of the same year, at the early age of 35. Inevitably, the secrecy surrounding the anonymous commission, the circumstances of Mozart's death, the unfinished state of the work, and its completion by his copyist, the composer Süssmayr, have precipitated two centuries of romantic speculation and scholarly controversy.

The completed work follows the traditional Latin liturgy and was first performed on January 2, 1793 at a benefit concert for Mozart’s widow Constanza. Since then, it has gained tremendous recognition and has been performed at many prestigious occasions including the memorial services of Joseph Haydn, Frederic Chopin and John F. Kennedy.

In 2002, on the anniversary of the September 11 attacks, a worldwide “Rolling Requiem” project was launched in memory of the 3,000 victims, consisting of a continuous series of performances of the Requiem, circling the earth, crossing all time zones, each beginning at 8:47 a.m. local time, thus marking the time the first plane hit the World Trade Centre.

This masterpiece choral music will be performed at the Siam Society, 131 Soi Asoke, Sukhumvit 21, on Wednesday, March 16, 2011 at 7.30 p.m.

A second concert is scheduled March 18th at Assumption Cathedral Bangkok (near Oriental Hotel) at 7.30 p.m (to be confirmed).

Show moreFor details please call The Siam Society on               02-661-6470         02-661-6470 or Mahidol University College of Music on               02-800-2525         02-800-2525 ext 154/155.

For more information about this event as well as other activities and events, you may also visit our websites: www.siam-society.org and www.music.mahidol.ac.th