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Celebrating Mozart

Celebrating Mozart
5 - 17 September 2019
Adult tickets start at $49
Croatian-born pianist Dejan Lazić rejoins Richard Tognetti and the Orchestra for a celebration of Mozart’s symphonies and concertos, capped by one of Mozart’s formative influences, Joseph Haydn.

Mozart’s Violin Concerto No.3 is one of Richard Tognetti’s calling cards, with his signature energy and crispness adored by audiences both here and overseas. Mozart’s Piano Concerto No.14 is full of invention and considered the first of his mature concertos. In this program we hear it alongside Dejan’s original arrangement of the Allegretto grazioso from Mozart’s Piano Sonata K.333.

The program is bookended by two great symphonies: Mozart’s Symphony No.25 and the work that directly influenced it, Haydn’s Symphony No.39 ‘Tempesta di mare’. Mozart is known for his rigorous Classicism, but this symphony, instantly recognisable as the dramatic opening of Miloš Forman’s 1984 film Amadeus, is almost “romantic” in its power.

Like Mozart’s symphony, Haydn’s was written when the “Sturm und Drang” movement was strong, and its passion and drama still captivates audiences today.

Program Detail

HAYDN – Symphony No.39 in G minor ‘Tempesta di mare’
18:00
MOZART – Rondo Concertante (arr. Dejan Lazić) - Australian Premiere
7:00
MOZART – Piano Concerto No.14 in E-flat major
22:00
MOZART – Violin Concerto No.3 in G major
22:00
MOZART – Symphony No.25 in G minor
20:00
CONCERT duration
110 min (incl interval)
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Celebrating Mozart
Join us 45 minutes before the performance to learn about the concert from a music expert.

Guest Speaker:  Celia Craig

Tue 10 Sep, 6:45pm


Guest Speaker:  Francis Merson

Thu 12 Sep, 6:15pm


Guest Speaker:  Francis Merson

Tue 17 Sep, 7:15pm


Guest Speaker:  Francis Merson

Sun 15 Sep, 2:15pm


Guest Speaker:  Francis Merson

Thu 5 Sep, 6:45pm


Guest Speaker:  Francis Merson

Sat 7 Sep, 7:15pm


Guest Speaker:  Robert Murray

Sun 8 Sep, 1:45pm


Guest Speaker:  Robert Murray

Mon 9 Sep, 6:45pm


Musicians

ACO Artistic Director Richard Tognetti

Richard Tognetti AO

Director & Violin

Richard Tognetti is Artistic Director and Lead Violin of the ACO. He has established an international reputation for his compelling performances and artistic individualism.

Richard has appeared as director or soloist with many of the world’s leading orchestras. He was Artistic Director of Slovenia’s Festival Maribor from 2008 to 2015 and the first Artist-in-Residence at the Barbican Centre’s Milton Court in 2016. In addition, he has curated and co-composed film scores including the ACO’s Mountain.

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Pianist Dejan Lazic

Dejan Lazić

Piano

Dejan Lazić is a Croatian pianist and composer whose fresh interpretations have established him as one of the most unique and unusual soloists of his generation. He has appeared with many of the world’s leading orchestras, and also performs regularly as a recitalist.
The Australian Chamber Orchestra on stage

Australian Chamber Orchestra

The Australian Chamber Orchestra travels a remarkable road. Making waves across Australia and around the world for its explosive performances and brave interpretations, the ACO embraces celebrated classics alongside new commissions, and adventurous cross-artform collaborations.

Composers

Composer Franz Joseph Haydn

Franz Joseph Haydn

Joseph Haydn was an Austrian composer whose contributions to music, particularly his 104 symphonies and 68 string quartets, have earnt him the nicknames “Father of the Symphony” and “Father of the String Quartet”. He was a friend and mentor to Mozart and also taught Beethoven in his lifetime.
Composer Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart was an Austrian composer who remains one of music’s most influential and enduringly popular figures. A child prodigy, he composed from the age of five, and performed for European royalty. In his short lifetime, he composed more than 600 works, many of which are acknowledged as pinnacles of symphonic, concerto, chamber, operatic and choral music.
Pianist Dejan Lazic in front of a piano

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