MOZART’S REQUIEM

Remembrance Sunday 2026

Join us on Remembrance Sunday at St John’s Smith Square for a powerful and reflective performance of Mozart’s Requiem. Written at the end of his life, this extraordinary work remains one of the most profound expressions of grief, consolation, and hope in all music. The Requiem was unfinished at the time of Mozart's life, and this version was expertly completed by Robert Levin in 1996. His goal was to place the voices at the expressive centre of the piece, and to thin out the heavy orchestration found in the familiar Suessmayer edition.

The programme places the Requiem alongside contrasting yet complementary works: Haydn’s dramatic cantata Arianna a Naxos, portraying abandonment and despair; Mozart’s joyful Regina Coeli, full of youthful brilliance; and Schubert’s intimate Stabat Mater, a meditation on sorrow and compassion.

Together, these works create a moving journey through loss, faith, and renewal—especially resonant on a day of national remembrance. Performed by a full chorus and soloists, this concert offers an opportunity for reflection, remembrance, and shared musical experience in one of London’s most beautiful concert venues.

MOZART REQUIEM
Mozart Requiem (Levin)
Mozart Regina Coeli K.276
Haydn Arianna a Naxos
Schubert Stabat Mater D.175

Conductor Jack Apperley
Soprano Charlotte Bowden
Alto Mercè Bruguera Abelló
Tenor William Searle
Bass Ben Hendry Watkins
Affinity Chamber Orchestra

Tickets: £40, £32, £25
£12 for children under 12 and full-time students available from choir members.