“A Mass for Peace” at Zaryadye Hall

“A Mass for Peace” at Zaryadye Hall

19 April 2022

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21 April: the famous large-scale work by Welsh Karl Jenkins to be performed

The Mass premiered at The Royal Albert Hall, London, on 25 April 2000, to great public acclaim. The National Youth Choir of Great Britain and the National Musicians Symphony Orchestra took part at the performance. By March 2008 the piece had already seen 537 performances worldwide.

The Mass was released as CD in 2000, during the recording The London Philharmonic Orchestra was conducted by Karl Jenkins himself.

In Moscow concert, following musicians took part:
State Symphony Cinema Orchestra
State Symphony Capella of Russia n.a. A.A. Yurlov
Choir of Academy of Choir Art n.a. Popov
Boys Choir of Choir School n.a. A.V. Sveshnikov
Moscow Region State Academic Choir n.a. A.D. Kozhevnikov

Soloists:
Polina Shamayeva, mezzo-soprano
Rushan Shaybekov, tenor
Victoria Gladkova, soprano
Alexey Repin, bass
Lada Labzina, organ

Conductor – Sergei Skripka