All Mozart with Orli Shaham

Richardson Auditorium
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Gérard Korsten leads the PSO in this all-Mozart program featuring gems of the composer’s collection. Referred to by The Chicago Tribune as “a first-rate Mozartean,” Orli Shaham brings her expert interpretation to Mozart’s Piano Concerto No. 20. At the request of his commissioners, Mozart wrote a fifteen-minute ballet to be performed within his opera Idomeneo, the music of which stands on its own as a stately example of Mozart’s best work. The program concludes with the effervescent Symphony No. 39, a classic in the repertoire.

"Orli Shaham revels in the theatrical richness and breathtaking invention of Mozart’s piano concertos." — Lisa Flynn, WFMT

 

Gérard Korsten, conductor - headshot
Gérard Korsten, conductor


Due to the length and type of performance, this concert is not suitable for children under the age of 5.

Program

W. A. MOZART / Ballet Music from Idomeneo (excerpts)

   Piano Concerto No. 20 in D Minor, K. 466

   Symphony No. 39 in E-flat Major, K. 453

 

Key Notes Musical notes

  • Mozart took inspiration from French composer Gluck for his opera Idomeneo, including the incorporation of ballet within the opera, which was popular in French culture at the time.
  • In 2024, Orli Shaham completed a six-volume recording project of Mozart’s complete piano sonatas.
  • Symphony No. 39 is one of Mozart’s only symphonies to omit oboes, focusing instead on the clarinet, a relatively new addition to the orchestra at the time.

Performers

Gérard Korsten, conductor
Orli Shaham, piano 

 

Media

Check out pianist Orli Shaham perform Mozart's Sonata No. 15, K. 533: 

 

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