Fulham Camerata to Perform Mozart’s Requiem
Local choir's Spring concert takes place in All Saints Church
Fulham Camerata
March 17, 2025
Fulham Camerata is beginning a new season of performances by singing Mozart’s Requiem.
The mysterious choral masterpiece which was the 18th century Austrian composer's final ever composition was written in 1791 just months before his own death.
The 35-strong choir’s Spring Concert takes place at the usual venue of All Saints Fulham Church at Putney Bridge Approach by Bishops Park from 6.30pm on Saturday 29 March.
Fulham Camerata's Geraldine Cooper explains, "Mozart's Requiem Mass was unfinished at his death on 5 December 1791.
"It had been commissioned anonymously by Count Franz von Walsegg to commemorate the first anniversary of the death of his young wife.
"But when Mozart died only the first movement, Requiem Aeternam, was completed in all of the orchestral and vocal parts.
"Since Mozart had received only half the payment in advance his widow, upon his death, was keen to have the work completed secretly in order to collect the final payment.
"The completed score, started by Mozart but largely finished by his pupil Franz Xaver Süssmayr was dispatched complete with a counterfeit signature of Mozart dated 1792."
The concert kicks off a new season for Fulham Camerata with new piano accompanist Gregory May.
Directed by Harry Guthrie, there will also be performances of two of German composer JS Bach's Cantatas, composed in Leipzig around 1727.
A summer showcase will be held on 21 June, followed by performances in the autumn and candlelight concerts during the winter.
You can buy tickets for Mozart's Requiem priced £20 (£15 students and under 25s) through Fulham Camerata's website.
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