Performer: Olesya Petrova

Polish composer and Mozart contemporary Józef Kozłowski’s Requiem has long been abandoned, but its Asian premiere gives it a deserved new lease of life.

For whatever reason Fabio Luisi chose Verdi's Requiem for his inauguration concert with the NHK Symphony Orchestra, Tokyo, it turned out to be an apt and poignant choice.

An excitingly theatrical Verdi Requiem under Giordano Bellincampi, benefitting greatly from a mostly stunning line-up of solo singers.

Anna Netrebko triumphs at the Deutsche Oper in a concert performance of Cilea’s masterpiece, under the baton of Michelangelo Mazza.

The role of Luisa, some of the daintier coloratura aside, fits Sonya Yoncheva like a glove. 

We celebrate this year the bicentennials of two of the most influential composers of the 19th century. Yet celebrations in Amsterdam have been rather one-sided so far.