The renowned conductor Marc Minkowski made his debut conducting Mozart's double and triple concertos with the Labèque sisters and Jean Rondeau
Mozart Symphony No. 1, K.16
Mozart Concerto for Three Pianos, K.242 [Vienna only]
Mozart Concerto for Two Pianos, K.365 [London only]
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Mozart Chaconne (from Ballet music for Idomeneo), K.367
Mozart Symphony No. 38, K.504 'Prague'
English Baroque Soloists
Katia & Marielle Labèque, Jean Rondeau Fortepianos
Marc Minkowski Conductor
One of the world’s leading conductors of music of the Classical period, Marc Minkowski, directed the English Baroque Soloists for the first time in a performance that included Mozart’s genre-defining ‘Prague’ symphony. Mozart’s effervescent double piano concerto explodes into life at the hands of the Labèque sisters, with their trademark ‘telepathic coordination’ (The Times). Jean Rondeau, acclaimed pianist and harpsichordist, joined the production in Vienna for the show-stopping triple piano concerto.
"In Prague, Wolfie was a rock star," Minkowski declared. "In Vienna on Friday, it was him and the English Baroque Soloists."
"The second violins were full of life, the entire orchestra energetically propelled, and Minkowski, right in the middle of it all, brought smiles to everyone's faces."
Die Presse (Vienna)
