Lyhrus
REQUIEM
A concert series 2024 / 2025
in Berlin, Potsdam, and Lübeck
featuring the Lyhrus Ensemble,
Bessiner Kammerchor,
Kammerchor Canzoneo Berlin,
Kammerchor of ChorWerk Potsdam,
Kammerchor I Vocalisti Lübeck,
and Cantus Berlin.
Directed by Hans-Joachim Lustig and Nils Jensen
in Berlin, Potsdam, and Lübeck
featuring the Lyhrus Ensemble,
Bessiner Kammerchor,
Kammerchor Canzoneo Berlin,
Kammerchor of ChorWerk Potsdam,
Kammerchor I Vocalisti Lübeck,
and Cantus Berlin.
Directed by Hans-Joachim Lustig and Nils Jensen
In these times of war
on battlefields and in the hearts
let us come together
for all that makes us human.
on battlefields and in the hearts
let us come together
for all that makes us human.
Dear visitor.
In 2024, composer Lyhrus created his REQUIEM, a work for six chamber choirs and ensembles that allows both singers and listeners to experience a new interplay of time, sound, silence, and space.
The composition, interwoven with repetitions and memories, its haunting melodies, and cyclical chants draw the listener deep into a focus on the present moment. In its beauty and tranquility, Lyhrus's REQUIEM becomes a sonic and spatial experience that, especially in times of profound social tension, reminds us of the primal connection that binds us as human beings.
The Requiem was premiered in four partial performances in Berlin, Potsdam, and Lübeck, culminating in a sold-out performance of the entire work before more than 1,200 guests at Berlin Cathedral.
The composition, interwoven with repetitions and memories, its haunting melodies, and cyclical chants draw the listener deep into a focus on the present moment. In its beauty and tranquility, Lyhrus's REQUIEM becomes a sonic and spatial experience that, especially in times of profound social tension, reminds us of the primal connection that binds us as human beings.
The Requiem was premiered in four partial performances in Berlin, Potsdam, and Lübeck, culminating in a sold-out performance of the entire work before more than 1,200 guests at Berlin Cathedral.
Concert series
Concert I Introitus
16th November 2024 | Osterkirche Berlin
Bessiner Kammerchor, Lyhrus Ensemble, dir. Nils Jensen
Selected pieces from Lyhrus' Requiem
and works by Benjamin Britten and Ralph Vaughan Williams
and works by Benjamin Britten and Ralph Vaughan Williams
Concert II Lacrymosa
22nd March 2025 | Französische Kirche Potsdam
Kammerchor ChorWerk Potsdam, Lyhrus Ensemble, dir. Hans-Joachim Lustig
Selected pieces Stücke from Lyhrus' Requiem
and Works by Sisak, Duruflé, Gjeilo, Biebl and Lahusen
and Works by Sisak, Duruflé, Gjeilo, Biebl and Lahusen
Concert III In paradisum
20th September 2025 | KulturRaum Zwinglikirche Berlin
Kammerchor Canzoneo, Lyhrus Ensemble, dir. Nils Jensen
Selected pieces from Lyhrus' Requiem
and works by Schütz, Rathbone, Forrest, Elgar and Runestad
and works by Schütz, Rathbone, Forrest, Elgar and Runestad
Concert IV Agnus Dei
11th Oktober 2025 | Propsteikirche Herz Jesu, Lübeck
Kammerchor I Vocalisti, Lyhrus Ensemble, dir. Hans-Joachim Lustig
Selected pieces from Lyhrus' Requiem
and works by Biebl, Ticheli, Mauersberger and Ešenvalds
and works by Biebl, Ticheli, Mauersberger and Ešenvalds
World premiere REQUIEM (complete)
22nd November 2025 | Berliner Dom
Lyhrus Ensemble, Bessiner Kammerchor, Kammerchor Canzoneo, Kammerchor ChorWerk Potsdam, Kammerchor I Vocalisti, Cantus Berlin, Juliane Kunzendorf, Sebastian Trimolt, Lyhrus
dir. Hans-Joachim Lustig & Nils Jensen
dir. Hans-Joachim Lustig & Nils Jensen
Premiere of the completed work
Media
Video | Audio
Lyhrus REQUIEM: In paradisum (live 20th March 2025)
Lyhrus REQUIEM: Concert 1 INTROITUS (20th November 2024)
Lyhrus REQUIEM: Teaser I (1st June 2024)
In these times of war
on battlefields and in our hearts,
let us come together
for all that makes us human.
on battlefields and in our hearts,
let us come together
for all that makes us human.
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