PROGRAM
KRAUS Overture to Olympie
MOZART Piano Concerto No. 20 in D minor
J.C. BACH Symphony in G minor
MOZART Symphony No. 33 in B-flat major
This performance will last approximately 100 minutes, with one intermission.
ARTISTS
Kristian Bezuidenhout, conductor and fortepiano
Philharmonia Baroque Orchestra
PERFORMANCES
Saturday, March 25, 8:00 p.m. | First Church, Berkeley
Sunday, March 26, 4:00 p.m. | First Church, Berkeley
Wednesday, March 29, 7:30 p.m. | First United Methodist Church, Palo Alto
Friday, March 31, 8:00 p.m. | Herbst Theatre, San Francisco
ABOUT THIS CONCERT
There are some works that never fail to send a shiver down one’s spine, no matter how familiar you are with them—and Mozart’s Piano Concerto No. 20 is one such piece, balancing fragility and limpid beauty with muscularity and depth. These performances add a layer of intrigue with the delicate voice of the fortepiano, in the hands of a wizard of this instrument—Kristian Bezuidenhout.
The concerts are concluded with one of Mozart’s positively sparkling Symphony No. 33, a piece full of light, air and transparency—think of it as a glass of champagne to contrast with the rich ruby port of the earlier piano concerto.
Interspersing Mozart is an overture from Joseph Martin Kraus, nick-named the ‘Swedish Mozart’ and known for sudden twists and turns in the harmony of his music, plus a work that had great influence on the young Mozart—J.C. Bach’s innovative and appealing Symphony in G minor.
PROGRAM NOTES
The program notes for this performance will be available here one week before the first performance.
