Howard Griffiths, the artistic director of the Orpheum Foundation, states that performing Mozart is like looking in a mirror, reflecting intonation, rhythm, phrasing, tempo, and musicality.
Recording & Production
The 'Next Generation Mozart Soloists' series was conceived during the difficult Covid-19 pandemic to provide performance opportunities for young soloists and orchestras.
Compositional Technique
Mozart chose E-flat major, known as the 'horn key,' for his complete horn concertos, including K. 495, and incorporated the horn's expressive cantabile playing into the composition.
Composition History
Mozart's horn concertos are closely tied to Joseph Leutgeb, a horn player from Salzburg who commissioned solo works from Mozart for his own use.
Compositional Technique
Mozart's most individual stylistic element, even in his early Salzburg works, was the 'cantabile' or singing line, which is central to his instrumental music.
Instruments
The Piano Concerto No. 8, K. 246, was written for Maria Antonia, Countess Lützow, a highly talented pianist and niece of Salzburg's Prince-Archbishop Hieronymus, Count Colloredo.
Performer Biography
Ivo Dudler, the horn soloist, was a scholarship holder at the Berlin Philharmonic's Karajan Academy before becoming Principal Horn of the NDR Radiophilharmonie in 2017.
