ian page and the mozartists explore mozart’s travels ... · stage to perform two of mozart’s...

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.