Mozarteum Orchestra Salzburg

Fri 26 Nov 2010 8pm

Butterworth Hall: £11, £18 (£17), £24 (£23), £28 (£27), £32 (£30), £35 (£33)

Conductor: Ivor Bolton

Musicians: Piano – Freddy Kempf

Schumann – Symphony No.2 in C major, Op.61
Mozart – Piano Concerto No.23 in A major, K.488
Interval
Mozart – Symphony No.41 in C major, K.551 (Jupiter)

Tonight we welcome the distinguished Mozarteum Orchestra Salzburg on their first visit to Warwick Arts Centre.

The concert opens with a rare opportunity to hear Schumann’s passionate Second Symphony. This bright and lyrical work combines romantic melodies with Bach style fugues, before coming to a triumphant conclusion in the final allegro.

The orchestra will then be joined by one of this country’s most popular pianists, Freddy Kempf, who will perform Mozart’s Piano Concerto No.23 in A major. The piece illustrates emphatically why Mozart’s piano works have been beloved since their first performances.

The second half features Mozart’s final symphonic masterpiece, Symphony No.41, known as the Jupiter.

Pre-Concert Talk
Conference Room 6.45pm
Tickets £2, Subscribers £1
Brian Midgley, lecturer in Music at the University of Warwick, talks about the works in tonight’s programme.

Butterworth Hall

With a maximum capacity of 2000 standing or 1500 seated this concert hall has an outstanding natural acoustic and is the home of our International Concert Series, as well as the majority of our music gigs and big name comedians. Butterworth Hall has recently had a £6.9 million redevelopment and reopened in autumn 2009 .