Elizabeth Sombart plays Mozart with the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra: Second of two Sunday afternoon concerts at Cadogan Hall, London on Sunday 12th March 2023

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Elizabeth Sombart plays Mozart with the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

Second of two Sunday afternoon concerts

Add to my Calendar 12-03-2023 15:30 12-03-2023 17:30 36 Elizabeth Sombart plays Mozart with the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra Mozart’s piano concertos are peerless examples of the genre, providing not only a unique insight into Mozart’s creative world, but also his own supreme pianistic ability. In the second of two Sunday afternoon concerts at Cadogan Hall with the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Elizabeth Sombart presents another pair of these sublime masterpieces. The richly colourful ‘Prague’ Symphony is followed by the piano concerto known to have been specially prized by Mozart himself. The outer movements of No 23 glow with a sense of warm contentment, full of seemingly endless melodic inspiration. By contrast, intense sadness lurks beneath the surfaces of the final work in the series, Concerto No 27 in B flat, written shortly before the composer’s untimely death. Predominantly major keys are subtly coloured with minor to create an extraordinary sense of poignancy, and the music’s skipping rhythms are tinged with a wistful intensity which suggests Mozart somehow knew his end was in sight. The concert is introduced by the acclaimed broadcaster and author John Suchet. Cadogan Hall, London DD/MM/YYYY

Details

Cadogan Hall
5 Sloane Terrace
Sloane Square, Belgravia
London
SW1X 9DQ
England

Sunday 12th March 2023
3:30 PM

Programme

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart – Piano Concerto no.23 in A major, K.488
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart – Piano Concerto no.27 in B-flat major, K.595
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart – Symphony no.38 in D major, K.504

Performers

Elizabeth Sombart – piano
Pierre Vallet – Conductor

Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

Programme Note

Mozart’s piano concertos are peerless examples of the genre, providing not only a unique insight into Mozart’s creative world, but also his own supreme pianistic ability. In the second of two Sunday afternoon concerts at Cadogan Hall with the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Elizabeth Sombart presents another pair of these sublime masterpieces.

The richly colourful ‘Prague’ Symphony is followed by the piano concerto known to have been specially prized by Mozart himself. The outer movements of No 23 glow with a sense of warm contentment, full of seemingly endless melodic inspiration.

By contrast, intense sadness lurks beneath the surfaces of the final work in the series, Concerto No 27 in B flat, written shortly before the composer’s untimely death. Predominantly major keys are subtly coloured with minor to create an extraordinary sense of poignancy, and the music’s skipping rhythms are tinged with a wistful intensity which suggests Mozart somehow knew his end was in sight.

The concert is introduced by the acclaimed broadcaster and author John Suchet.

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