CARNEGIE HALL PRESENTS
Cancelled: Mahler Chamber Orchestra
Mitsuko Uchida, Piano and Director
Part of: International Festival of Orchestras III and Jörg Widmann
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Mitsuko Uchida is also performing April 7.
Performers
Mahler Chamber Orchestra
Mitsuko Uchida, Piano and Director
Meesun Hong Coleman, Concertmaster and Leader
Program
MOZART Piano Concerto No. 17 in G Major, K. 453
JÖRG WIDMANN Choralquartett (arr. for chamber orchestra; NY Premiere, co-commissioned by Carnegie Hall)
MOZART Piano Concerto No. 22 in E-flat Major, K. 482
Event Duration
The printed program will last approximately two hours, including one 20-minute intermission.The Trustees of Carnegie Hall gratefully acknowledge the generosity of Simon Yates and Kevin Roon in support of the 2019-2020 season.
Support for the 125 Commissions Project is provided by members of Carnegie Hall's Composer Club.
Jörg Widmann is the holder of the 2019–2020 Richard and Barbara Debs Composer's Chair at Carnegie Hall.
In honor of the centenary of his birth, Carnegie Hall’s 2019–2020 season is dedicated to the memory of Isaac Stern in recognition of his extraordinary contributions to Carnegie Hall, arts advocacy, and the field of music.
At a Glance
This evening’s concert contrasts chamber orchestra works from the late 18th century with music from our own time inspired by that period. Mitsuko Uchida plays two of Mozart’s great piano concertos, nos. 17 and 22, from the peak years of his production of these keyboard masterpieces. Though Jörg Widmann stresses his deep connection to the Austro-German Classical and Romantic traditions, his Choralquartett—newly orchestrated for chamber orchestra—bears little resemblance to these earlier works on the surface. Mr. Widmann explains, however, that Haydn’s Seven Last Words was its catalyst. The agony of crucifixion is explored here in a variety of sounds that Haydn and Mozart could have never imagined.