Prom 28: Leif Ove Andsnes 鈥� Mozart Momentum 1

7 Aug 2022, Royal Albert Hall

15:00 Sun 7 Aug 2022 Next Event

Proms 2022 Prom 28: Leif Ove Andsnes 鈥� Mozart Momentum 1

15:00 Sun 7 Aug 2022 Royal Albert Hall

Norwegian pianist Leif Ove Andsnes stands in for Mozart with the Mahler Chamber Orchestra, as he directs and plays two contrasting piano concertos from 1785: the dark-hued Concerto No. 20, and the gloriously playful Concerto No. 22.

Programme

- - Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
  - The Marriage of Figaro 鈥� overture(5 mins)
  - Piano Concerto No. 20 in D minor(30 mins)
- - interval
- - Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
  - Piano Concerto No. 22 in E flat major(34 mins)

Performers

Mahler Chamber Orchestra
Leif Ove Andsnes
piano/director
piano/director

Composers

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

About This Event

When Mozart composed his piano concertos, he had a very specific performer in mind 鈥� himself. For Norwegian pianist Leif Ove Andsnes, that鈥檚 part of the appeal. 鈥榃hen you realise how quickly Mozart developed during the early years of the 1780s it makes you ask: why did this happen? What was going on?鈥� Tonight, this endlessly engaging, multi-award-winning pianist puts himself in Mozart鈥檚 shoes, as he plays two contrasting masterworks from 1785: the tempestuous and tender Concerto No. 20, and the sunny, gloriously playful Concerto No. 22. Throughout, he鈥檒l direct the Mahler Chamber Orchestra from the keyboard, just as Mozart would have done. Expect eloquence, insight and (because this is Mozart, after all) lots and lots of fun.

Broadcast on 麻豆社 Four tonight

Image: Leif Ove Andsnes 漏 Helge Hansen/Sony Music Entertainment