The Cleveland Orchestra has engaged conductor Klaus Mäkelä to lead three performances of Benjamin Britten’s War Requiem at Severance Music Center in Cleveland on April 23, 25, and 26, 2026. Mäkelä steps in as a replacement for Daniel Harding, who withdrew from the engagement for family reasons.

Mäkelä, who holds music director positions at several international orchestras, will conduct the works at short notice. Britten’s War Requiem, composed in 1962 for the consecration of the rebuilt Coventry Cathedral, sets the Latin Requiem Mass text alongside First World War poetry by Wilfred Owen. The piece is among the most performed large-scale choral works of the 20th century.

Tickets for the April performances are available through the Cleveland Orchestra’s box office at clevelandorchestra.com.

Source: Slipped Disc