Music
The Berlin Philharmonic: The Digital Concert Hall

7th Concert 2019

Mon, 07/08/2019
12:00 PM Goethe-Institut Chicago

Constantinos Carydis conducts Mozart and Shostakovich

Berliner Philharmoniker
Conductor: Constantinos Carydis

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Symphony No. 34 C major, K. 338

Dmitri Shostakovich
Chamber Symphony in C minor, op. 110a (orch. Barshai)

Dmitri Shostakovich
Two Pieces for String Octet, op. 11 (version for string orchestra)

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Symphony No. 38 in D major, K. 504 K. 504 “Prague”

For his debut with the Berliner Philharmoniker Carydis, who conducts without a baton, has chosen works by two of the important symphonists of all time: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart and Dmitri Shostakovich. The concert opens with Mozart’s C major Symphony, K. 338, the composer’s last contribution to the genre from his Salzburg years. Mozart’s “Prague” Symphony, composed 16 years later, concludes the concert, making it clear how important Mozart’s developments were for the history of this genre.
Between these works, two chamber music compositions by Shostakovich will be heard in arrangements for string orchestra.