Soloists from the orchestra

The second Special Concert of the Süddeutsches Sinfonieorchester is devoted entirely to the music of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. Two works showcase the remarkable variety of his instrumental writing: in the Sinfonia concertante for four solo winds in E-flat major, K. 297b, Maximilian Hennen (oboe), Julian Menonna (clarinet), Achim Blank (horn) and Simon Gollong (bassoon) step forward as soloists. Taisia Schuk then takes the solo part in Mozart’s Violin Concerto No. 3 in G major, K. 216. The concert is conducted by Jonathan Wagner.

The Sinfonia concertante blends four very different tone colours into a musical dialogue. Oboe, clarinet, horn and bassoon not only shine as soloists but respond to one another, pick up each other’s musical ideas and repeatedly merge into a richly coloured whole. Mozart exploits the characteristic qualities of each instrument with great refinement – from the lyrical oboe and the warm clarinet to the radiant horn and the nimble bassoon. The result is an interplay among the four soloists that is as virtuosic as it is lively.

The Violin Concerto No. 3 in G major, K. 216 follows, one of Mozart’s best-known violin concertos. Taisia Schuk shapes the solo part in a work that combines elegance and lightness with virtuosic brilliance. Particularly appealing is the dialogue between the solo violin and the orchestra: Mozart’s musical ideas pass back and forth between the two, while the violin repeatedly steps forward with songful melodies and virtuosic passages.

Two works, five soloists and a composer whose music, like almost no other, stands for the union of clarity, joy in playing and musical expression – the second Special Concert invites you to an evening of Mozart full of tonal variety and solo encounters.