BBC Proms 2018 Brahms Requiem b0bf7vgd

The Rev Richard Coles introduces a performance of Brahms s tender and consoling A German Requiem, inspired by the death of the composer s mother. Richard Farnes conducts the BBC Symphony Orchestra and Chorus, with soloists Golda Schultz, making her Prom debut, and Johan Reuter. The evening starts by marking Thea Musgrave s 90th birthday with her dramatic and mysterious singlemovement piece Phoenix Rising.