Monterey Symphony: Haydn Cello Concerto

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This concert challenges us to hear familiar classical delights with new ears. Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart’s memorable Eine Kleine Nachtmusik (“a little nocturne”) is a piece of light entertainment by a staggering musical genius at the height of his power. Franz Joseph Haydn, Mozart’s teacher, pushed the technical limits of in his time a relatively new solo instrument in his Cello Concerto in D major. Underrated German composer Franz Schreker’s Chamber Symphony is an emotional kaleidoscope of hyper-Romanticism and Modernist harmonies, an evocative representation of a musical culture in transition. The program returns to Mozart with the celebrated overture to his opera The Marriage of Figaro, a comedic romp based on Pierre Beaumarchai’s appropriately-titled play “The Crazy Day.” Sunset Center, Carmel Jayce Ogren, Music Director and Conductor Adelle-Akiko Kearns https://www.montereysymphony.org/events/haydn-cello-concerto/