The NZSO completes its exciting series of Masterworks concerts for 2016 with the final concert in this year's series in the Napier Municipal Theatre at 7pm next Tuesday, November 1.
Known for his love of music by Mozart, Edo de Waart has chosen the great composer's Piano Concerto No 24 in C minor to be performed by his fellow countryman, Dutch piano virtuoso Ronald Brautigam, in his debut tour with the NZSO.
"Mozart's treasure is in safe hands with the brilliant Ronald Brautigam," de Waart enthuses.
"Only a truly great pianist can make a work as mysterious as this appear so simple. His performance will be an unforgettable experience for Mozart fans all around New Zealand."
Completed in 1786, this concerto was distinctive in its time. Few concertos from the 18th century were composed in minor keys and it was the first Mozart concerto to include both oboes and clarinets. Famously, Beethoven exclaimed after hearing the work, 'We shall never be able to do anything like that!'