Name: “Mozart: The Last Three Symphonies”
Start: 2027-01-18T20:00:00
End: 2027-01-18T20:00:00
Location: Kammermusiksaal

In the summer of 1788, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart composed three symphonies within a few weeks, even though he was struggling with financial worries and personal crises at the time. Today, these works are regarded as both the high point and the culmination of his symphonic output.

There is no clear evidence that the three symphonies were ever performed together during his lifetime. They were likely composed for a planned concert series in Vienna that never came to fruition.

Each of the three symphonies has a character all its own: In the E-flat major symphony, Mozart replaces the oboes with clarinets, creating a particularly warm sound. The G minor symphony is intense and full of tension and is one of Mozart’s few symphonies in a minor key. The later “Jupiter” Symphony in C major—a nickname later given to it by the London impresario Johann Peter Salomon—ends with an extraordinary finale in which Mozart artfully interweaves five themes. He could hardly have created a more impressive conclusion to his symphonic oeuvre.