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Carnegie Hall Presents

The Cleveland Orchestra

Tuesday, January 20, 2026 8 PM Stern Auditorium / Perelman Stage
Franz Welser-Möst by Julia Wesely, Asmik Grigorian by Timofei Kolesnikov, Deniz Uzun by Stephanie Bonnefoy, Joshua Guerrero by Soloman Howard, Tareq Nazmi by Marco Borggreve
Verdi’s Requiem is a 90-minute journey of operatic intensity, heart-stopping musical grandeur, and existential human drama. It’s not often that Verdi was criticized as “too operatic”—but when his Requiem first emerged, critics found its relentless, emotionally heightened energy to be of questionable taste for an ostensibly sacred work. These same traits make for a thrilling concert experience, highlighting a monumental cornerstone of the orchestral-choral repertoire today. Experience his legendary creation brought to life by The Cleveland Orchestra (“America’s finest,” according to The New York Times), Music Director Franz Welser-Möst, and four of the world’s foremost vocal soloists: Asmik Grigorian, Deniz Uzun, Joshua Guerrero, and Tareq Nazmi.

Part of: Great American Orchestras

Performers

The Cleveland Orchestra
Franz Welser-Möst, Music Director and Conductor
Asmik Grigorian, Soprano
Deniz Uzun, Mezzo-Soprano
Joshua Guerrero, Tenor
Tareq Nazmi, Bass
The Cleveland Orchestra Chorus
Lisa Wong, Director

Program

VERDI Requiem

This concert is made possible, in part, by an endowment fund for choral music established by S. Donald Sussman in memory of Judith Arron and Robert Shaw.

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