The performers approached these concertos like operas, with instruments as non-verbal heroes, leading to a conductor-less, chamber music-like interaction.
Instruments
Olga Pashchenko performs on a copy of an Anton Walter fortepiano from around 1792, made by Paul McNulty.
Album & Artwork
The orchestra Il Gardellino is named after Vivaldi's Concerto 'Il Gardellino', which evokes the melodious song of the goldfinch.
Performer Biography
Olga Pashchenko is a professor at the Sweelinck Conservatorium van Amsterdam and the Royal Conservatory of Ghent.
Interpretation
Olga Pashchenko improvised the cadenzas for Mozart's Piano Concerto No. 20, KV 466, while playing Mozart's original cadenza for No. 23, KV 488.
Performer Biography
Olga Pashchenko is a versatile performer, playing historical instruments like the fortepiano and harpsichord, as well as modern piano and organ.
Composer's Artistic Vision
Mozart often used the key of D minor to express the fury of female characters in his operas, such as Elettra in Idomeneo and the Queen of the Night in Die Zauberflöte.
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