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W. A. Mozarteum presents
Summer Mozart Festival 2025
presented by the W. A. Mozarteum
Celebrate the magic of Mozart with this delightful Summer Festival of three afternoon concerts!
This Festival celebrates the life and music of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, one of the most loved of all composers. Enjoy a varied selection of his music, complemented by works composed by his musical friends and colleagues, with readings from the Mozart family's lively correspondence and other contemporary sources.
The World of Mozart
These concerts will bring to life Mozart's world, exploring the artistic and social environments of London, Naples and Vienna. Works by Mozart will range from enchanting trios composed in London by the talented eight-year-old, lyrical quartets for flute and string trio, and finally his magnificent Symphony no. 40 in G minor, performed by the W. A. Mozarteum with Perth's finest musicians. Artistic director is flautist Dr. Emily Gunson, who has performed for the Mozart Gesellschaft Kurpfalz in Mannheim, Germany.
This Festival is dedicated to the memory of David Evatt Tunley (1930-2024), former head of UWA's Music Department, and early champion of eighteenth-century music, and an inspiring mentor to generations of Perth's musicians.
Concert One: "London Calling"
3pm Saturday 25 January 2025
Eileen Joyce Studio
University of Western Australia
This concert explores the Mozart family's extended visit to the English capital in 1764-1765, where thry were warmly welcomed by King George III and Queen Charlotte. Mozart and his sister performed in musical soirées at Court and gave public performances, and the family's many interesting experiences are described in Leopold Mozart's entertaining letters.
The programme includes two trios (K.11 & K.13) composed by the eight-year-old Mozart and dedicated to the Queen. Also, a work by Johann Christian Bach (1735-1782), Music Master to the Queen, his Trio in G major, op.2 no.2, and a work by Ignace Pleyel (1757-1831), also dedicated to Queen Charlotte, his Trio in G major, op.16 no.2.
A highlight of the concert will be the presentation of an unusual work by Giovanni Battista Cirri (1724-1808), a celebrated Italian cellist from Bologna, residing in London at that time, who performed on stage in a concert with the Mozart children. Cirri's Duet in D major for cello and flute, op.7 no.1, provides a rare opportunity to hear virtuoso cello writing in the lyrical Italianate style.
The venue for this enchanting chamber music recital is the elegant Eileen Joyce Studio, with its intimate atmosphere and serene outlook to the grove of pine trees.
Programme
Mozart - Trio in G major, K.11
Mozart - Trio in C major, K.13
JC Bach - Trio in G major, op.2 no.2
Cirri - Duet in D major, op.7 no.1
Pleyel - Trio in G major, op.16 no.2
Artists
Emily Gunson - flute
Isaac Davis - cello
Lisa Rowntree - piano
Concert Two: "Happy Birthday, Mozart"
3pm Monday 27 January 2025
St Cuthbert's Anglican Church
Darlington Road (cnr Hillsden Rd), Darlington
Celebrate Mozart's exact 269th birthday with an exquisite recital of quartets, performed in Darlington's historic St Cuthbert's Church (1924).
This concert explores Mozart's visit to Naples in 1770, to absorb the latest trends in Italian opera. The programme features a rare instrumental work by Domenico Cimarosa (1749-1801), who was born in Naples and achieved renown as a master of the cantabile Italian vocal style. Two of Mozart's delightful quartets will be played, in G major and C major (K.285a & K.App.171), complemented by Pleyel's sparkling Quartet in D major, op.41 no.1.
Programme
Mozart - Quartet in G major, K.285a
Mozart - Quartet in C major, K.App.171
Cimarosa - Quartet no.1 in D major
Pleyel - Quartet in D major, op.41 no.1
Artists
Emily Gunson - flute
Kylie Liang - violin
Bourby Webster - viola
Isaac Davis - cello
Concert Three: "Timeless Masterpieces"
3pm Sunday 2 February 2025
Callaway Auditorium
University of Western Australia
Finally, Mozart's timeless masterpiece, the popular Symphony no.40 in G minor (K.550), will be presented in its original scoring for strings with one flute and pairs of oboes, bassoons and French horns. This smaller setting allows for a true chamber music quality to be heard, in the interplay between the woodwind soloists. Also on the programme is one of Haydn's most joyful works, his Symphony no.88 in G major for the same instrumentation, along with descriptions of Mozart's busy concert life in the Austrian capital.
Programme
Haydn - Symphony no.88 in G major
Mozart - Symphony no.40 in G minor, K.550
Artists
Zak Rowntree - violin
Kylie Liang - violin
Bourby Webster - viola
Grace Ah-Quee - viola
Isaac Davis - cello
Giovanni Vinci - double bass
Emily Gunson - flute
Elizabeth Chee - oboe
Esther Lee - oboe
Adam Mikulicz - bassoon
Natalya Czernicziw - bassoon
Eve McEwen - French horn
Julia Brooke - French horn
Admission
Tickets are $40 / $35 concessions & seniors / $25 children, includes afternoon tea at interval.
Book by phone, with payment by credit card or via internet banking.
Door sales available on the day (cash or credit card).
Bookings & enquiries phone 9574 1591
Mob. 0417 984 887
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