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Freiburger Barockorchester: »Father and Son« at Philharmonie Berlin

Berlin, Philharmonie Berlin — Kammermusiksaal

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About the Event

Scholars, writers, psychologists, and educators have already examined the relationship between Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart and his father Leopold in great detail. However, the fact that Wolferl himself had two sons, Carl Thomas and Franz Xaver, is often overlooked. The latter was born in the year of his father's death and also decided to pursue a career in music. As a student of Antonio Salieri and Johann Nepomuk Hummel, he soon became a respected pianist who performed throughout Europe and also published his own compositions, including two piano concertos and a series of art songs.

The Freiburg Baroque Orchestra is dedicated to the musical relationship between Wolfgang Amadeus and Franz Xaver Mozart – how could it be otherwise – together with Christoph and Julian Prégardien. The two singers are not only considered outstanding Mozart interpreters, but also a well‐rehearsed father‐and‐son duo. Kristian Bezuidenhout joins them as soloist, promising an exciting, entertaining, and superbly performed concert evening.

Program

  • Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart – Arien aus »Idomeneo« KV 366
  • Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart – »Misero, o sogno« KV 431
  • Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart – Symphony no. 35 in D major, K. 385, 'Haffner'
  • Franz Xaver Mozart – Adagio aus dem Klavierkonzert Nr. 1 C‐Dur op. 14
Program is subject to change

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Orchestra: Freiburger Barockorchester

Freiburger Barockorchester (Freiburg Baroque Orchestra) is an orchestra originally founded 'to enliven the world of Baroque music with new sounds.' The orchestra, based in Freiburg, Germany now also performs works by later composers such as Beethoven, Schubert and Weber as well as contemporary music. They play small group chamber music as well as symphonies for large orchestras.

The Freiburg Baroque Orchestra gave its first concert in 1987 and began touring abroad with a performance in Amsterdam in 1989 and came to America first in 1995. Today, half of the orchestra's concerts are performed abroad. The musicians chose Gottfried von der Goltz and Petra Müllejans from among their own members as musical directors. (Both von der Goltz and Müllejans are violinists.) The orchestra performs one‐quarter of its concerts under guest conductors, such as Ivor Bolton, René Jacobs, Philippe Herreweghe or Trevor Pinnock.

Tenor: Julian Prégardien
Tenor: Christoph Prégardien
Musical direction: Kristian Bezuidenhout

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Philharmonie Berlin, Herbert‐von‐Karajan‐Str. 1, Berlin, Germany — Google Maps

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