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Ian Page and The Mozartists explore Mozart’s travels across Europe, making their début at Lichfield Festival and returning to Wigmore Hall Louise Alder and The Mozartists Mozart’s Travels ¦ 8 July 2019, 7:30pm ¦ Wigmore Hall, London Mozart’s Travels ¦ 9 July 2019, 7:30pm ¦ Lichfield Festival, Lichfield Louise Alder soprano Katy Bircher flute Oliver Wass harp Gavin Edwards horn Ian Page conductor The Mozartists Ian Page and The Mozartists return to Wigmore Hall and make their début at Lichfield Festival with a programme exploring Mozart’s travels across Europe. The repertoire comprises a mixture of concertos, symphonies and arias composed in London, The Hague, Paris, Munich, Vienna, Prague and Rome. The company’s award-winning Associate Artist Louise Alder will perform three arias, including Ilia’s “Se iI padre perdei” from Idomeneo, and principals from The Mozartists take centre stage to perform two of Mozart’s most popular concertos: Mozart’s Concerto in C major for Flute and Harp is performed by Katy Bircher and Oliver Wass, whilst Gavin Edwards performs the Horn Concerto No. 4 in E flat major. Mozart travelled extensively during his short life, particularly in his early years – between his 7 th and 15 th birthdays he was away from home for a total of almost six years – and his final trip to Prague ended less than two months before his death. These travels played a crucial role in forging his artistic personality, enabling him to become acquainted with a wide range of music and musicians. In particular, his extended stays in London and Paris before he had turned ten and his year in Italy at the age of fourteen provided a unique education, exposing him to different styles, traditions and outlooks.
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IanPageandTheMozartistsexploreMozart’stravelsacrossEurope,makingtheirdébutatLichfieldFestivalandreturningtoWigmoreHall
LouiseAlderandTheMozartists
Mozart’sTravels¦8July2019,7:30pm¦WigmoreHall,LondonMozart’sTravels¦9July2019,7:30pm¦LichfieldFestival,Lichfield
LouiseAldersopranoKatyBircherfluteOliverWassharp
GavinEdwardshornIanPageconductorTheMozartists
IanPageandTheMozartistsreturntoWigmoreHallandmaketheirdébutatLichfieldFestivalwithaprogrammeexploringMozart’stravelsacrossEurope.Therepertoirecomprisesamixtureofconcertos,symphoniesandariascomposedinLondon,TheHague,Paris,Munich,Vienna,PragueandRome.Thecompany’saward-winningAssociateArtistLouiseAlderwillperformthreearias,includingIlia’s“SeiIpadreperdei”fromIdomeneo,andprincipalsfromTheMozartiststakecentrestagetoperformtwoofMozart’smostpopularconcertos:Mozart’sConcertoinCmajorforFluteandHarpisperformedbyKatyBircherandOliverWass,whilstGavinEdwardsperformstheHornConcertoNo.4inEflatmajor.Mozarttravelledextensivelyduringhisshortlife,particularlyinhisearlyyears–betweenhis7thand15thbirthdayshewasawayfromhomeforatotalofalmostsixyears–andhisfinaltriptoPragueendedlessthantwomonthsbeforehisdeath.Thesetravelsplayedacrucialroleinforginghisartisticpersonality,enablinghimtobecomeacquaintedwithawiderangeofmusicandmusicians.Inparticular,hisextendedstaysinLondonandParisbeforehehadturnedtenandhisyearinItalyattheageoffourteenprovidedauniqueeducation,exposinghimtodifferentstyles,traditionsandoutlooks.
Thefeaturedworksinthisprogrammerangefromeight-year-oldMozartinLondoncomposinghisfirstsymphonytohishornconcertoand“Bellamiafiamma…Resta,ocara”,writteninhisthirties.
ConductorandArtisticDirectorIanPagewrites:“Mozart’scareerprovidesasupremedemonstrationofthevalueandbenefitsofculturalexchange,andthetimethathespentinsuchimportantmusicalcitiesasLondon,Paris,MilanandNaplesprovidedhimwithadepthandbreadthofeducationthathecouldneverhavereceivedbyremainingathomeinSalzburg.ThisconcertexplorestherangeofsubtlydifferentmusicalculturesforwhichMozartcomposed,andwillIhopeprovideavariedandenjoyablecross-sectionofhisextraordinarycareer.We’realsodelightedtohavebeeninvitedtomakeourLichfieldFestivaldébutwiththisprogramme.”
ProgrammeMozart’sTravels¦8July2019,7:30pm¦WigmoreHall,LondonMozart’sTravels¦9July2019,7:30pm¦LichfieldFestival,LichfieldLouiseAldersopranoKatyBircherfluteOliverWassharpGavinEdwardshornIanPageconductorTheMozartistsMozartSymphonyNo.1inEflatmajor,K.16“OtemerarioArbace…Perquelpaternoamplesso”,K.79ConcertoinCmajorforFluteandHarp,K.299“SeiIpadreperdei”fromIdomeneo,K.366HornConcertoNo.4inEflatmajor,K.495“Bellamiafiamma…Resta,ocara”,K.528SymphonyNo.10inGmajor,K.74
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NotestoeditorsUpcomingperformancesGluckBaucieFilemone/Orfeo¦29&31May2019,7:30pm¦QueenElizabethHall,LondonLenaBelkinaOrfeo/FilemoneKiandraHowarthEuridice/PastorellaRebeccaBottoneAmore/BauciGwilymBowenGioveIanPageconductorTheMozartistsJohnWilkiedirector
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AboutClassicalOpera&TheMozartistsClassicalOpera,foundedin1997underthedirectionofIanPage,isoneoftheworld’sleadingexponentsoftheworksofMozartandhiscontemporaries.Itisrenownedforitsvibrant,freshandstylishperformances,foritsabilitytodiscoverandnurtureoutstandingyoungartists,andforitsimaginativeandilluminatingprogramming.FollowingthelaunchofIanPage’sground-breakingMOZART250andabroadeningofrepertoire,incorporatingsymphoniesandconcertos,oratoriosandconcertariasaswellasoperas,thecompanylaunchedTheMozartistsin2017toreflectandfacilitatethisexpandingstrandofworkontheconcertplatform.LouiseAlderLouiseAlderwonbestYoungSingeratInternationalOperaAwards2017andrepresentedEnglandattheBBCCardiffSingeroftheWorldCompetition2017,winningthethirdroundofthecompetitionandtheDameJoanSutherlandAudiencePrize.LouisewontheinauguralBritishYoungSoloists'CompetitionattheWigmoreHallin2015,the2014GlyndebourneFestivalOperaJohnChristieAwardandthe2013GlyndebourneonTourDonaldAlbertAndersonAward.Alsoin2013,LouisewonsecondprizeinKathleenFerrierAwardandanINDEPENDENTOPERAfellowshipandbecameaClassicalOperaAssociateArtist.OtherprizesincludefirstprizeandaMiriamLicetteAwardinthe2012MaggieTeyteFrenchSongCompetition,andnumerousprizesattheRoyalCollegeofMusicincludingthe2013TagoreGoldMedalawardedeveryyeartotwograduatingstudentsforoutstandingrepresentationoftheRCM.Louiseisa2013SamlingScholarandaBritten-Pearsyoungartistalmuna.KatyBircherKatyBircher(flute)isestablishedasaspecialistofearlyfluteand,assuch,hasworkedwithmostoftheUK-basedearlymusicensemblesinrepertoirerangingfromDowlandtoWagner.FollowingherGramophoneAward-winningrecordingofVivaldiconcertos,‘TheFrenchConnection’,withLaSerenissima,shewasselectedtogivethefirstperformanceandrecordingofthenewlydiscovered‘IlGranMogul’concertobyVivaldi(‘TheFrenchConnection’2,AvieRecords).Shehascontributedtomanycriticallyacclaimedorchestralrecordingsasprincipalflute,notablyHaydn’sTheCreationwiththeGabrieliConsortandPlayers,Bach’sMassinBminorwithConcertoCopenhagenandStJohnPassionwiththeDunedinConsort.SheteachesBaroquefluteattheGuildhallSchoolofMusicandDramaandtheCentreforEarlyMusicPerformanceandResearchatBirminghamUniversity,andhasgivenmasterclassesintheUKandabroad.OliverWassOliverWassstudiedattheGuildhallSchoolofMusicandDramaandisoneoftheUK’sleadingyoungharpists.InMay2016,hebecamethefirstharpistevertowintheGuildhallGoldMedal,theGuildhall’smostprestigiousprize,andhealsorecentlywontheSuonid’ArpaInternationalCompetitioninItaly.ThisperformancewillbehisdébutwithClassicalOperaandTheMozartists.GavinEdwardsGavinEdwards(horn)graduatedfromtheGuildhallSchoolofMusicandDrama,wherehestudiedhornwithRichardBissellandAnthonyChiddelandnaturalhornwithAnthonyHalstead.AftergraduatinghewasappointedasprincipalhornoftheOrchestaSinfonicadeTenerife,returningto
EnglandshortlyaftertojointheHanoverBandintheirrecordingsofBeethoven’s,Schubert’sandHaydn’ssymphonies.Heisregularprincipalhornforalargenumberofperiodensembles,includingTheHanoverBand,theEnglishBaroqueSoloists,theOrchestreRévolutionnaireetRomantique,theOrchestraoftheAgeofEnlightenmentandtheAcademyofAncientMusicaswellasClassicalOpera.
