Portraits of 18th-century composers Mozart, Mysliveček, and Hasse.

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Mozart & His Mentors

Music of the Baroque

Performances

Apr 7

Performance Run Time: Approximately 2 hours

Music of the Baroque Orchestra
Dame Jane Glover, conductor
Imogen Cooper, piano

MYSLIVECEK Symphony in F Major
MOZART Piano Concerto No. 13 in C Major, K.415
HASSE Symphony in G Major
MOZART Symphony No. 31 in D Major (Paris), K.297

Mozart learned a great deal from talented musicians around him. Dame Jane Glover explores symphonies by two of his most admired mentors—Josef Myslivecek and Johann Adolph Hasse. Imogen Cooper returns to Music of the Baroque for Mozart's playful and virtuosic Piano Concerto No. 13.

Currently celebrating its 54th season, Music of the Baroque’s professional chorus and orchestra is one of the leading ensembles in the country devoted to 18th-century music. The ensemble has drawn particular praise for its performances of the major works of Bach, Handel, Mozart, and Haydn. The Chicago Sun-Times writes, “Lyric Opera of Chicago and the Chicago Symphony Orchestra may be the big guys on the local classical music scene, but in terms of sheer quality of performance…Music of the Baroque inhabits the same stratosphere.” Music of the Baroque supports and enhances music education programs at Chicago public high schools through its "Strong Voices" program, and offers free community concerts at venues such as the Kehrein Center for the Arts in Austin.