Esplanade Concert Hall
Beethoven Missa Solemnis in D major, Op. 123
Beethoven Missa Solemnis in D major, Op. 123
1819. The year Singapore was founded, the year Beethoven wrote the first notes of his splendid Missa Solemnis, one of his greatest achievements. He wrote on the opening page: "From the heart - may it return to the heart" - this grand choral statement of conviction stars the Singapore Symphony Chorus directed by famed Japanese maestro Masaaki Suzuki.
In Suzuki’s hands the struggles that have preceded end in a bliss of light
The High Arts Review
To see Masaaki Suzuki, famous for his interpretations of Bach and Mozart, lead the SSO and choirs in Beethoven's sacred masterpiece.