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[email protected] CHRISTOPH VON DOHNÁNYI TO CONDUCT NEW YORK PHILHARMONIC IN BRAHMS’S A GERMAN REQUIEM Featuring Soprano CAMILLA TILLING and Baritone MATTHIAS GOERNE March 3–5 and 8, 2016 Christoph von Dohnányi returns to the New York Philharmonic to conduct Brahms’s A German Requiem, featuring soprano Camilla Tilling, baritone Matthias Goerne, and the New York Choral Artists, directed by Joseph Flummerfelt, Thursday, March 3, 2016, at 7:30 p.m.; Friday, March 4 at 8:00 p.m.; Saturday, March 5 at 8:00 p.m.; and Tuesday, March 8 at 7:30 p.m. “The Requiem is one of the very greatest pieces Brahms ever wrote,” Christoph von Dohnányi said. “But it was written early in his life — he wasn’t much more than 35 — and it should sound that way. No self-pity, not too meditative, not too romantic. It is very easily mistaken for a piece emphasizing sadness. It is emphasizing just the opposite. There’s consolation. It’s very positive.” The Boston Globe wrote of his performance of Brahms’s A German Requiem with the Boston Symphony Orchestra in 2012: “He led an eloquent, wisely shaped performance that seemed true to the gentle spirit of this requiem.” The New York Times wrote of Mr. Dohnanyi’s 2011 appearance with the New York Philharmonic, when he led Brahms’s Piano Concerto No. 1: “The orchestra under Mr. Dohnányi, who has few equals in Brahms, played superbly.” Related Events Philharmonic Free Fridays The New York Philharmonic is offering 100 free tickets for young people ages 13–26 to the concert Friday, March 4 as part of Philharmonic Free Fridays.