More Than Just “Concerts”

By: Bénédicte Cedergren

One of the first concerts of the festival featured a powerful rendition of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart’s Requiem in D minor, performed by the Orchestra di Roma and the Illumniart Chorus, conducted by Tomomi Nishimoto at the Papal Basilica of St. John Lateran.

Composed in 1791, Requiem is one of Mozart’s – and the world’s – most famous and emotionally stirring works, celebrated worldwide for its profound depth and grandeur.