Orchestre de chambre de Paris
Andrea Marcon direction
Francesco Piemontesi piano
CANCELED CONCERT
Mozart Idomeneo, Overture
Piano Concerto No. 19 K. 459
Schubert Symphony No. 5 D. 485
A passionate devotee of Early Music, refined harpsichordist, and Italian baroque specialist, conductor Andrea Marcon, founder of the Venice Baroque Orchestra, is known for successfully reviving Vivaldi concertos and little-known works by Frescobaldi. This time, he devotes himself to Mozart and Schubert for an evening. Swiss-Italian Francesco Piemontesi is one of the most sought-after pianists of the moment, who has scooped the most prestigious prizes, partnered Yuri Bashmet and the Emerson Quartet on stage, and been hailed as ‘the new Brendel’ by the exacting British press, which praises the way in which he “combines stunning technique with an intellectual capacity that few can match.” His in-depth knowledge of Mozart, fêted in Salzburg, is sure to delight in Piano Concerto No. 19, in an evening which will be both fiery and effervescent, light-hearted and solemn or – to put it simply – quintessentially Italian.
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