Auckland Philharmonia | NZ Herald Premier Series: Mozart & Mischief
02/10/25
to 02/10/25
7:30pm to 9:30pm Thursday, 2 October
Respighi (after Rossini) La boutique fantasque Mozart Piano Concerto No.21 Shostakovich Symphony No.9
Closes
Oct 2, 2025Posted on
Aug 29, 2025Event type:
Music ,Price:
$30-$140Venue:
Auckland Town HallRegion:
Auckland ,
Conductor Shiyeon Sung
Piano Benjamin Grosvenor
Respighi (after Rossini) La boutique fantasque
Mozart Piano Concerto No.21
Shostakovich Symphony No.9
Shiyeon Sung opens a musical toybox. For Respighi’s ballet about magical dolls that come to life, he unearthed some piano pieces which Rossini had written for his own amusement and clothed them in sparkling orchestration.
Mozart’s concerto is a blend of the playful and the reflective, for which Benjamin Grosvenor is the perfect musician. Shostakovich’s Ninth Symphony is, on face value, lively clowning and frivolity, but there are hints of irony, suggesting hidden depths.