Name: Rheingau Music Festival
Start: 2026-07-25T19:30:00
Location: Open-Air Stage

Joseph R. Olefirowicz

Münchner Rundfunkorchester

The Requiem speaks of "the fears and sorrows of people in this time, of illness and death, of love and loneliness" – Hans Werner Henze wrote this funeral music in memory of Michael Vyner, a longtime friend and artistic director of the London Sinfonietta, who died young in 1989. Now the work, whose movements are reminiscent of the Latin requiem mass and yet find their eloquent expressiveness in the wordless sphere of instrumental music, is heard in memory of the important German composer.

Hans Werner Henze

Sacred Heart Church Munich

He has film music as much in his veins as operetta and musicals: the American conductor Joseph R. Olefirowicz. Like the Munich Radio Orchestra, he also works in a wide variety of musical styles and is a master of perfect entertainment. This dream team will be presenting itself twice at the Rheingau Music Festival: The opening performance will feature the biggest hits of video game music in rich orchestral sound. On the second evening, the musical journey will take them to London's West End – with melodies from hit productions such as "Cats" and "The Lion King."