A unique encounter

Mozart
& Spohr

18 February | 8:15 p.m.
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Date
Wednesday 18 February
Location
Nieuwe Kerk, The Hague
Tickets
From €27
This concert is part of the Close Up – Complete series.

Chamber music at its finest - an intimate concert where strings and winds come together to shine in two masterful works. The audience will be seated around the ensemble, experiencing the music up close. Musicians from the Residentie Orkest will bring Mozart's Piano Quintet and Spohr's Nonet to life in a musical programme celebrating colour and virtuosity. These two works offer a fascinating contrast: Mozart's classical elegance and refinement versus Spohr's romantic warmth and expressiveness.

Mozart's Piano Quintet, composed in 1784 at the start of his most creative period, is one of his most remarkable works. He famously called it "the best work I have ever composed" - at least, up until then. Written for piano, oboe, clarinet, horn and bassoon, it combines lush melodies with brilliant instrumentation. Each instrument gets a chance to shine, while the piano part ties everything together in a warm, harmonious texture. Next up is the Nonet by Louis Spohr, a lesser-known but no less fascinating composer. A masterpiece of chamber music dialogue, where strings and winds alternately support and challenge each other with refined melodies and sparkling rhythms.