Stabat Mater - Schedule, Program & Tickets
Stabat Mater
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29.03.2025 , Saturday
20:30
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Stephansdom, Stephansplatz 3, 1010 Vienna
Listen to Antonín Dvořák's "Stabat Mater", one of the most moving musical settings of the medieval poem about Mary's suffering in the face of her humiliated and abused son on the cross.
The work was first created in the original version performed here for choir, soloists and piano, which marks a decisive turning point in Dvořák's work and reflects his deep personal grief. During this time, Dvořák had to mourn the loss of his three children within a short period of time, which makes the composition a deeply intimate expression of his pain and faith.
The instrumentation reveals the emotional depth and spiritual dimension of the text and enables an immediate connection between the work and the audience. It offers immediate access to the roots of a work that was to achieve world fame and remains a touching testimony to human grief and hope.
The Ad Libitum choir with the outstanding pianist Kyoko Yoshizawa and renowned vocal soloists under the direction of Heinz Ferlesch will perform this original version of Dvořák's "Stabat Mater" in St. Stephen's Cathedral. The Latin prayer from the Middle Ages, which was included as a sequence in the Feast of the Seven Sorrows and also as a hymn in the liturgy, is an appeal to humanity and stands above every denominational tradition. It combines the Passion of Christ with the hope of the resurrection and is thus a deeply moving musical reflection for Lent and preparation for Easter.
Subject to change.
The work was first created in the original version performed here for choir, soloists and piano, which marks a decisive turning point in Dvořák's work and reflects his deep personal grief. During this time, Dvořák had to mourn the loss of his three children within a short period of time, which makes the composition a deeply intimate expression of his pain and faith.
The instrumentation reveals the emotional depth and spiritual dimension of the text and enables an immediate connection between the work and the audience. It offers immediate access to the roots of a work that was to achieve world fame and remains a touching testimony to human grief and hope.
The Ad Libitum choir with the outstanding pianist Kyoko Yoshizawa and renowned vocal soloists under the direction of Heinz Ferlesch will perform this original version of Dvořák's "Stabat Mater" in St. Stephen's Cathedral. The Latin prayer from the Middle Ages, which was included as a sequence in the Feast of the Seven Sorrows and also as a hymn in the liturgy, is an appeal to humanity and stands above every denominational tradition. It combines the Passion of Christ with the hope of the resurrection and is thus a deeply moving musical reflection for Lent and preparation for Easter.
Subject to change.