The Frankfurt Radio Symphony Orchestra has been a regular guest at the Weilburg Castle Concerts for decades. This season, under the direction of Christoph Koncz, it is presenting a classical Beethoven-Mozart program and introducing its outstanding solo flautist Clara Andrada de la Calle. With Mozart's Flute Concerto in G major KV 313, the Spanish-born orchestra is presenting one of the most famous concerts of her instrument, full of Mozartian songfulness and witty instrumental interplay. The program opens with Beethoven's "3rd Leonore Overture," which heralds ideas of freedom, and concludes with his 1st Symphony.

Weilburg Castle Concerts

As appealing as a solo concerto is, isn't a double concerto twice as interesting? Two soloists who pass the ball to each other, who compete, outdo each other, who come together for a pas de deux? This evening, two are simply twice as good: the soloists of the Frankfurt Radio Symphony Orchestra. Three concertos for two solo instruments are on the programme, composed by the baroque trio of Bach, Telemann and Vivaldi. Of his 50 or so concertos for two instruments, Vivaldi only composed one for two trumpets, a solitaire in the extensive catalogue of works by the virtuoso Venetian. Bach's double concerto BWV 1043 was also a one-off piece - anyone who writes for two writes exclusively. The evening will be led by the British harpsichordist and conductor Jonathan Cohen, who has made a name for himself not only with his own ensemble Arcangelo. He has toured with the Academy of Ancient Music as well as with William Christie's ensemble Les Arts Florissants, which has now appointed him Associate Conductor. Franz Schubert's Mozart-like 5th Symphony, probably the most mature of his early symphonic works, will be the delightful finale of this Baroque+ program.

Clara Andrada de la Calle

Events

Past events

Jun 8, 2024

Weilburg Castle Concerts · hr-Sinfonieorchester

16 - 17 May, 2024

pas de deux · hr-Sinfonieorchester

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