The MSO, much-loved Melbourne pianist Stefan Cassomenos and Cybec Assistant Conductor Carlo Antonioli are coming to Costa Hall in March for one special performance.
Classical music lovers are in for a treat this month as the music of Mozart and Beethoven – two of the most famous music composers of all time – is brought to life live on stage.
Taking place at Costa Hall in Geelong on 24 March, the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra, much-loved Melbourne pianist Stefan Cassomenos and Cybec Assistant Conductor Carlo Antonioli join forces to showcase the unique and captivating musical styles of the legends of classical music.
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Across the evening inside Geelong’s state-of-the-art, 1,500-seat concert auditorium, classical fans will witness the magic of Beethoven’s Coriolan Overture, Mozart’s Piano Concerto No.23 and Beethoven’s Symphony No.8.
One of the greatest examples of blending practical musicianship with sheer musical genius, Mozart’s Piano Concerto No.23 was written only two months before the premiere of his opera The Marriage of Figaro, and the operatic influence on this dramatic and characterful piano concerto is palpable.
Depicting a Roman leader’s transition from brutality to tenderness, Beethoven’s brief Coriolan Overture was written as incidental music for the play by Heinrich von Collins, after William Shakespeare’s Coriolanus. This overture shows the inner natures of the principal characters and is the most notable remaining aspect of von Collins’ play.
In 1812 when he was almost completely deaf, Beethoven composed his Eighth Symphony, which has been described quite brilliantly as one of the ‘shortest, weirdest, and most compelling symphonies of the 19th Century’ (The Guardian). What appears on the surface as light-hearted playfulness is a highly experimental, radical work that challenges the idea of the symphony as a genre.
Three brilliant works from two masters of classical music all woven into nearly two hours of pure bliss.
See Mozart & Beethoven Bliss – Melbourne Symphony Orchestra Season 2023 at Costa Hall, Geelong on Friday, 24 March from 7:30pm. Tickets are on sale here.
