Riccardo Muti Maurizio Pollini by Mozart, Mendelssohn, Ravel, De (2019/2019), Regente Riccardo Muti, Palazzo Mauro De André, Ravenna, Itália

From the enigmatic and unsettling silence that envelops the unnatural calm of the sea, to the relief of a peaceful landing place: Mendelssohn, inspired by Goethe’s work, saw the sea as a mirror of the human soul; which is, on the other hand, overwhelmed by the relentless obsession of Ravel’s brilliant and enduring dance.These are the suggestions that Riccardo Muti chose as a frame for the timeless ‘Absolute’ of Mozart’s Concertos: KV 449, intimate but punctuated by a “natural” counterpoint, and KV 466, overtly dramatic in its minor key. The concert will renew Muti’s collaboration with Maurizio Pollini, a giant of the piano, whose artistic maturity is marked by extraordinary poetic freedom and unparalleled formal lucidity.