Britten - War Requiem

In a once-in-a-generation event, over 300 of the University of Cambridge’s finest musicians unite with Britten Sinfonia for a monumental performance of Britten’s War Requiem at Ely Cathedral, where the composer himself conducted the work performed by Cambridge students soon after its premiere.

Marking fifty years since Britten’s death, this extraordinary concert brings to life his searing and profoundly human masterpiece: a work that confronts the devastation of war gives voice to our shared longing for peace, intertwining the timeless Latin Requiem Mass with the war poetry of Wilfred Owen.

At the podium is internationally acclaimed conductor Ludovic Morlot – Music Director of the Barcelona Symphony Orchestra and Conductor Emeritus of the Seattle Symphony Orchestra – leading the combined forces of the Cambridge University Orchestra, Britten Sinfonia, the choirs of Clare, Gonville & Caius, Jesus, and Selwyn Colleges, the Cambridge University Symphony Chorus, the Choristers of Jesus College, and St Catharine’s College Girls’ Choir.

Organised by the University of Cambridge’s Centre for Music Performance.

Tickets: £40 (£36 concessions*), £33 (£31 concessions*), £18 (£16 concessions* and £5 full time students and under 18s).

*Concessions are available for those in receipt of Pension Credit, Universal Credit, Income Support, Job Seekers Allowance or disability-related benefits.

Tickets are only refundable if Ely Cathedral cancels or changes an event.