For a long time, the Mahler Chamber Orchestra and Sir Simon Rattle had
harboured plans for closer collaboration; however, due to the Corona pandemic,
this project had to be postponed time and again. Now, the moment has finally
come: From May 15th to 18th, the orchestra and conductor will be on tour
together in Berlin, Hamburg, Dortmund, and Cologne. The programme chosen for
this first collaboration features the three last Mozart symphonies in E-flat
major, G minor, and C major ("Jupiter").
Since the MCO’s foundation in 1997, Mozart's
symphonies, concertos, and operas, which are particularly suited to the
orchestra’s chamber music approach, have formed part of its core repertoire.
With "Don Giovanni" under Claudio Abbado and Daniel Harding, the MCO gained
international recognition; Abbado also brought his first "Magic
Flute" to the stage with the MCO. Together with Artistic Partner
Mitsuko Uchida, the MCO goes on tour three times a year with a selection of
Mozart's piano concertos, including this June at the Ojai Festival in
California. The ensemble has performed the three late Mozart symphonies in
numerous concert halls around the world, and is now eager to explore new
dimensions of these wonderful compositions in collaboration with Sir Simon
Rattle.
The Berliner Philharmonie, the Elbphilharmonie, the Konzerthaus Dortmund,
and the Kölner Philharmonie are long-standing partners of the MCO, where the
orchestra presents itself annually with several guest performances. In Berlin,
the orchestra will be heard again on September 5th, 2024, under Antonello
Manacorda as part of the Musikfest Berlin; in Hamburg, a concert with pianist
Yuja Wang is scheduled for November 2024; with Mitsuko Uchida and Mozart’s
piano concertos 18 and 21, the MCO will be on stage in Dortmund and Hamburg in
January, 2025.
photo: (c) Oliver Helbig
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