Artists
- The English Concert
- Kristian Bezuidenhoutguest director, fortepiano
Archived Event
JC Bach, CPE Bach and Mozart
The English Concert; Kristian Bezuidenhout guest director, fortepiano
- Date
- Fri 08 Jan 2016, 7.30pm
- Duration
- This concert will be approximately 2 hours in duration, including an interval
- Availability
Programme
- Johann Christian Bach1735-1782
- Symphony in G major Op. 3 No. 6
- Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach1714-1788
- Concerto in C major for fortepiano and strings Wq. 20
Interval
- Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart1756-1791
- Symphony No. 15 in G major K124
- Piano Concerto No. 9 in E flat major K271
Encore
- Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart1756-1791
- Suite in C K399:
- II. Allemande
Overview
Described by the Boston Globe as ‘a vigorouslyintelligent musician, well equipped with thetechnique to back up some extraordinary newideas about old music’, Kristian Bezuidenhout,virtuoso pianist and director, launches The EnglishConcert’s year with a thrilling whistle-stop tour ofEurope in the 1770s, a period of transition andexperiment, musically speaking, in which the newclassical style was created.