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The Brahms Requiem

January 29, 2026, 10:00 pm

Soprano Ying Fang (Photo: Dario Acosta)

Jaap van Zweden leads the New York Philharmonic in one of Brahms’s great choral masterworks, and the longest composition he’s written. The ensemble is joined by soprano Ying Fang, baritone Matthias Goerne, and the Concert Chorale of New York.

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Johannes Brahms: A German Requiem
Ying Fang, soprano; Matthias Goerne, baritone
Concert Chorale of New York
Jaap van Zweden, conductor

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