Pierre-Henri Dutron came to composition from the stage, and to Mozart from the manuscript. A trained baroque violinist and composer, after many attempts at completing the Requiem, in 2011 he opened Mozart’s autographed score and, with refreshed energy, completed the version of the Requiem you will hear tonight.

His version of the Requiem was premiered at the Philharmonie de Paris in 2016 under René Jacobs, and recorded for Harmonia Mundi. It has since been performed more than sixty times across Europe, most recently by Sakari Oramo and the BBC Symphony Orchestra.

His own music includes Mass in A minor, first performed in 2024. He is at work on a violin concerto, and on a second version of the Requiem that leaves Süßmayr behind entirely.