The Magic of Mozart

February 26, 2011 • 7:30 pm

Mozart • Overture to The Magic Flute

Mozart • Violin Concerto No. 5, Turkish

Brahms • Symphony No. 2

Mozart’s Magic Flute overture, from the final year of his life in 1791, begins this concert. The CSO then performs his Violin Concerto No. 5 written for himself to play as violin soloist when he was only 19 in 1775. This work is elegant in its virtuosity and although generally sunny and buoyant, in a few passages it explores darker expressive harmonies and moods. Young violinist Elena Urioste returns after her sensational CSO debut in 2009.

Brahm’s Second Symphony has a tranquil, pastoral quality and it’s no wonder since the symphony was written the summer of 1877 in a beautiful village in the Austrian Alps. The warm sounds of the cello and French horn are featured throughout.

Listen here to an excerpt from Mozart’s Violin Concerto No. 5 in A, “Turkish”: Mozart Violin Concerto