All Mozart with Orli Shaham
Gérard Korsten leads the PSO in this all-Mozart program featuring gems of the composer’s collection. Referred to by The Chicago Tribune as “a first-rate Mozartean,” Orli Shaham brings her expert interpretation to Mozart’s Piano Concerto No. 20. At the request of his commissioners, Mozart wrote a fifteen-minute ballet to be performed within his opera Idomeneo, the music of which stands on its own as a stately example of Mozart’s best work. The program concludes with the effervescent Symphony No. 39, a classic in the repertoire.
"Orli Shaham revels in the theatrical richness and breathtaking invention of Mozart’s piano concertos." — Lisa Flynn, WFMT
Due to the length and type of performance, this concert is not suitable for children under the age of 5.
Program
W. A. MOZART / Ballet Music from Idomeneo (excerpts)
Piano Concerto No. 20 in D Minor, K. 466
Symphony No. 39 in E-flat Major, K. 453
Key Notes 
- Mozart took inspiration from French composer Gluck for his opera Idomeneo, including the incorporation of ballet within the opera, which was popular in French culture at the time.
- In 2024, Orli Shaham completed a six-volume recording project of Mozart’s complete piano sonatas.
- Symphony No. 39 is one of Mozart’s only symphonies to omit oboes, focusing instead on the clarinet, a relatively new addition to the orchestra at the time.
Performers
Gérard Korsten, conductor
Orli Shaham, piano
Media
Check out pianist Orli Shaham perform Mozart's Sonata No. 15, K. 533:
