Artists
- Michael Collinsdirector, clarinet
- City of London Sinfonia
- London Winds
- Christine Ricemezzo-soprano
Archived Event
Mozart Birthday Concert
Michael Collins; City of London Sinfonia; London Winds; Christine Rice
- Date
- Wed 27 Jan 2016, 7.30pm
- Duration
- This concert will be approximately 2 hours in duration, including an interval
- Availability
Programme
- Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart1756-1791
- Gran Partita K361
- La clemenza di Tito K621:
- Parto parto ma tu ben mio
Interval
- Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart1756-1791
- Clarinet Concerto in A major K622
Overview
Michael Collins and friends celebrate Mozart’sbirthday in style, starting with the ‘Gran Partita’,perhaps commissioned by Anton Stadler, forwhom Mozart later composed his ClarinetConcerto.
Christine Rice joins the party toperform ‘Parto, parto’, one of the glories ofMozart’s final opera, La clemenza di Tito.
The Mozart Odyssey is made possible thanks to all our contributors to the Wigmore Hall Endowment Fund, whose purpose is to help fund important artistic projects.