The Atlanta Symphony Orchestra and the ASO Chorus, conducted by Music Director Nathalie Stutzmann, perform Fauré's Requiem and works by Hector Berlioz.
The Atlanta Symphony Orchestra is bringing Fauré's Requiem to Atlanta Symphony Hall over three performances: Thursday, Nov. 12, Saturday, Nov. 14, and Sunday, Nov. 15. Music Director Nathalie Stutzmann leads the ASO and the GRAMMY Award-winning ASO Chorus, with vocal soloists Elijah McCormack (soprano), Juliette Mey (mezzo-soprano), and Leon Košavić (baritone). It's a free event.
Stutzmann has built the program around two of the biggest voices in 19th-century French music, Hector Berlioz and Gabriel Fauré. The first half pairs selections from Berlioz's La damnation de Faust—once described as a sort of opera and full of the dazzling, ear-candy writing he's known for—with his song cycle Les nuits d'été. After the intermission, the ASO Chorus takes center stage for Fauré's Requiem, which the program calls a hauntingly beautiful lullaby of death. Between the two, you'll hear Berlioz's more theatrical, sweeping side and Fauré's more intimate, reflective one.
The Requiem is part of the Delta Classical Series and the orchestra's 2026/27 Classical Season, Stutzmann's fifth at the helm. It's a season that leans into the operatic, with works by Berlioz, Gluck, and Wagner, alongside a spotlight on Gershwin, an all-Mozart concert, and guest appearances by Joshua Bell, Veronika Eberle, and Benjamin Grosvenor. Thursday night is billed as France Atlanta Night, with free pre-concert activities starting at 6:30 PM.
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Thursday and Saturday are at 8 PM, and Sunday is at 3 PM, all at Atlanta Symphony Hall, 1280 Peachtree St. Admission is free.
