Christian Zacharias & Radio-Sinfonieorchester Stuttgart des SWR
Mozart on Tour - Episode 5 : Schwetzingen
Video Director: János Darvas - Artist: Christian Zacharias & Radio-Sinfonieorchester Stuttgart des SWR - Soloist: Christian Zacharias - Conductor: Gianluigi Gelmetti - Featured Artist: André Previn - Composer: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Mozart on Tour - Episode 5 : Schwetzingen
The 13-part Mozart on Tour series chronicles the journey of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart across Europe. Not only was Mozart unlucky in love in Mannheim, but he also failed to achieve his ambition of becoming a court composer. The young lady Antonia Lützow, for whom he wrote his Piano Concerto No. 8, was not a very accomplished performer, but in all its simplicity, this concerto is seldom short of sublime. In this episode, soloist Christian Zacharias performs Mozart’s Piano Concerto No. 8, KV 246, accompanied by the Radio-Sinfonieorchester Stuttgart and conducted by Gianluigi Gelmetti. The concert took place in Schwetzingen palace, where the Mannheim Elector’s court spent their summers.