ERSTE REIHE: Mozart & Prokofjew

The second orchestral concert begins cheerfully with the »Aufzugsstück« (elevator piece) from Mozart’s »Posthorn Serenade«, which was dedicated to the students of Salzburg University to celebrate their graduation in 1779. The young composer would not remain in his hometown for much longer either. Three years later, already in Vienna, he composed the »Haffner Symphony«, dedicated to a Salzburg philanthropist, which still bears serenade-like features. A good century and a half later, the genre was more precisely defined: Prokofiev's Symphony No. 5 was composed in the midst of the Second World War and premiered in early 1945. The composer rejected the notion that this made it a »patriotic-heroic« piece. Rather, his »main idea« was to convey »the triumph of the human spirit«. Prokofiev considered this opus, a synthesis of his work to date, to be one of his best works throughout his life.

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart March Nr. 1, KV 335 (KV 320a)
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Symphony Nr. 35, KV 385 (»Haffner«)
Sergej Prokofjew Symphony Nr. 5, op. 100

Encore in the foyer
Round off the evening with musical entertainment in our foyer during the interval. This time, folk music with Frasdorfer Tanzlmusi awaits you.