«Mozartkugeln» – Kammerorchester Basel

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Program: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756 – 1791): Sonata for Hammerklavier and Violin in G Major KV, 379 Concert for Violin and Orchestra No. 2 in D Major, KV 211 Rondo for Violin and Orchestra in C Major, KV 373 Symphony No. 40 in G minor, KV 550 Joseph Martin Kraus (1756 – 1792): Overture to the theatrical music «Olympie» (tragedy by Johan Henrik Kellgren after Voltaire) VB 133 They met in the early 2000s and – because both have broad aesthetic antennas – found each other so inspiring that they repeatedly sought to make music together and to complement each other almost perfectly. Lyrical, silvery, clear and bright the Stradivari, transparent and with complex depth the Hammerklavier. This is one facet of this program: the Mozart sonata. And then Isabelle Faust and Kristian Bezuidenhout also show their other facets as soloists and conductors. And the Kammerorchester Basel invites you to a sound bath. It is a lively celebration of pure musical joy. Even with a Mozart counterpoint, the only slightly younger Joseph Martin Kraus, who made it to the very top: to the Swedish royal court. Unfortunately, like Mozart, he had little time. He died of tuberculosis at not even 36 years old. But with an unofficial honorary title: the second Mozart. Participants and additional information: Isabelle Faust, violin; Kristian Bezuidenhout, fortepiano and conductor