Mozart Piano Concertos - Local, world events mark composer's birth (Chicago Sun-Times)
Local, world events mark composer's birth (Chicago Sun-Times)
Locally, Mozart will be the man of the moment from area concert halls to the airwaves in coming months. Beginning at 12:01 a.m. Friday, WFMT (98.7 FM) has scheduled the music of Mozart virtually round-the-clock to mark the 250th anniversary of his birth in Salzburg, Austria, on Jan. 27, 1756.
Never out of fashion, Mozart celebrated - Chicago Sun-Times
| Never out of fashion, Mozart celebrated Chicago Sun-Times, United States - ... contemporary champions, appeared with the Chicago Symphony Orchestra in 2004 as pianist and conductor in a program of Mozart piano concertos and returns for ... |
Andsnes and Norwegian ensemble heat hall
Philadelphia Inquirer - Seldom do you encounter such a fair-haired orchestra - artistically, metaphysically and literally. Though star pianist Leif Ove Andsnes brought ticket buyers in the door of Verizon Hall on Tuesday, the far lesser known (and two-thirds blond ...
On 250th Anniversary, it's Time to Contemplate his Lasting Importance (Southern Illinoisan)
In Mozart, what goes up, must come down. Just think of the most famous example in his music, the opening gambit of "Eine Kleine Nachtmusik." Dum, da dum, da da da da da dum. Pause. Then, right back down again.