The Stuttgart Chamber Orchestra, founded in 1945, is the oldest professional chamber orchestra in the world and has received numerous awards, including the European Chamber Music Prize in 2008.
Compositional Technique
Mozart's Piano Concerto No. 23 (K. 488) is notable for its 'classical poise' and 'equanimity,' with the first movement being simple in structure and thematic relations, and omitting trumpets and timpani for intimacy.
Composer's Artistic Vision
Mozart designed his piano concertos, including K. 414, to appeal to both connoisseurs and less learned audiences, ensuring they were brilliant and pleasing without being vapid.
Performer Biography
Leon Fleisher, a student of Artur Schnabel, had his career as a two-handed pianist interrupted at age 37 by focal dystonia, a neurological affliction.
Performer Biography
Katherine Jacobson Fleisher, a soloist and chamber musician, performs worldwide with her husband, Leon Fleisher, and directs the piano ensemble program at the Peabody Conservatory of Music.
Performer Biography
Leon Fleisher resumed playing with both hands after experimental treatments, releasing the acclaimed 2004 recording 'Two Hands,' and his story is the subject of an Oscar and Emmy-nominated documentary.
Composition History
Mozart composed the 'Lodron Concerto' (K. 242) for three pianos in 1776 for Countess Maria Antonia Lodron and her two daughters, with the third piano part being very simple for the youngest daughter.
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