PROGRAMME
WOLFGANG AMADEUS MOZART: Piano Concerto no. 19 in F major K. 459
ALBAN BERG: 3 Pieces from Lyric Suite for string orchestra
WOLFGANG AMADEUS MOZART: Piano Concerto no. 20 in D minor K. 466
- Piano and Director Mitsuko Uchida
- Concertmaster and Leader Matthew Truscott
ABOUT THIS CONCERT
Mahler Chamber Orchestra Artistic Partner,
pianist Mitsuko Uchida, is heralded as one of the greatest Mozart
interpreters of our time. Leading from the keyboard, Mitsuko Uchida
focuses on the piano concertos of Mozart in her long-term collaboration
with the MCO. With this tour the Mahler Chamber Orchestra launches a new
chapter with this great artist and MCO friend which will encompass a
five-year collaboration.
Several concert halls with a
longstanding and important relationship to the Mahler Chamber Orchestra
will be visited on this tour, and the MCO is also introduced to a new
city. The Mahler Chamber Orchestra has worked closely with the
Konzerthaus of Dortmund for over a decade of great concerts and MCO
Academy projects. Additionally, the orchestra is delighted to revisit
the Salzburger Mozartwochen, the Palais des Beaux-Arts in Brussels, the
Tivoli Vredenburg in Utrecht, Muziekgebouw Eindhoven and London’s Royal
Festival Hall. New to the MCO on this tour is the German town of
Bietigheim-Bissingen in Baden-Württemberg.
This new chapter with
Mitsuko Uchida and the MCO includes yearly residencies in New York’s
Carnegie Hall, the Royal Festival Hall of London, and participation in
the Salzburg Mozartwochen. Mitsuko Uchida has been a Mahler Chamber
Orchestra Artistic Partner since January 2016.