Name: Vivaldi and Mozart
Start: 2024-02-02T00:00:00.000Z
End: 2024-02-04T00:00:00.000Z
Location: Verizon Hall

Organization

Admin

The Philadelphia Orchestra

Conductor

Xian Zhang

Instrumentalist

Violinist

David Kim

Violin

Orchestra

Vivaldi and Mozart

Philadelphia

United States

Verizon Hall

Vivaldi and Mozart: The Four Seasons Vivaldi (+1 More)

Public

The Four Seasons

The Four Seasons of Buenos Aires

Symphony No.39 in E-flat major, K.543

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Accordionist

Archlutenist

Baroque Flutist

Baroque Oboist

Baroque Trumpetist

Bassist

Bassoonist

Cellist

Clarinetist

Contrabassist

Cornettist

Flutist

Guitarist

Harper

Harpsichordist

Hornist

Lutenist

Mandoline Player

Musette de cour Player

Oboist

Organist

Percussionist

Pianist

Recorder Player

Saxophonist

Tenor Violinist

Timpani

Trombonist

Trumpeter

Tuba Player

Vibraphonist

Viola Pomposa Player

Viola da gamba

Viola d’amore Player

Violino Piccolo Player

Violist

Actor

Broadcasting

Choir

Choreographer

Chorus Director

Chorus master

Composer

Costume designer

Dancer

Dramaturge

Executive producer

Extra

Hairstylist

Illustrator

Librettist

Lighting designer

Makeup artist

Orchestra Operations

Other

Photographer

Poet

Repetiteur

Set designer

Sound designer

Stage Manager

Stage director

Teacher

Translator

Video designer

Vocal coach

Wig & Makeup Designer

Writer

Writing and performance

Tenor

Singer

Soprano

Mezzo-soprano

Countertenor

Contralto

Bass-baritone

Bass

Baritone

Alto

Child vocalist

Continuo

Silent

Spoken

More than 200 years after Baroque master Antonio Vivaldi wrote his classic Four Seasons, Argentinian composer Astor Piazzolla, famed for his tango-flavored works, created his Four Seasons of Buenos Aires. The unique suite heard in this program matches Vivaldi’s and Piazzolla’s seasons in hemispheric order, pairing Argentina’s summer with Italy’s winter, and so forth. It’s a fascinating juxtaposition, hearing Vivaldi’s silvery, singing strings followed by Piazzolla’s dramatic dance rhythms, spiked with col legno (a playing technique literally translated as “with the wood,” where the players use the wooden surface of their bows to create percussive sounds). This centuries-spanning montage is a brilliant showcase for Philadelphia Orchestra Concertmaster David Kim, hailed for his “scintillating, silken tone” (New York Classical Review). 

In the three years leading to his death, Mozart experienced an intensely focused burst of creativity, dashing off masterworks as though they were nothing. In just three months he wrote his last three symphonies, each expanding the scope and ingenuity of his previous compositions. Despite his failing finances and the personal tragedy of the death of his young daughter, his feverish output was as brilliant as it was prolific, as you’ll hear in his grand Symphony No. 39.

One of the most dynamic brilliant women conductors of today, Xian Zhang is a “bundle of energy, conducting with feet firmly grounded and big, purposeful motions of the torso and arms … she is a natural communicator, brimming with enthusiasm and humor” (The New York Times).

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Vivaldi and Mozart by Vivaldi, Piazzolla, Mozart, De (2024/2024), Director musical Xian Zhang, Verizon Hall, Philadelphia, United States

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