AU Symphony Orchestra Concert

An evening with Beethoven, Mozart & Haydn

Egmont Overture - Ludwig van Beethoven (1770–1827)

Beethoven’s Overture to Egmont was composed as incidental music for a play written by German poet Goethe, which chronicles the sixteenth century story of Lamoral, Count Egmont of the Netherlands, who defied a Spanish attack led by the Duke of Alva.

Violin Concerto No. 5, KV 219 - W. A. Mozart (1756–1791)

Featuring Mailyn Iribar, violin soloist and winner of last year’s Young Artist Competition. This concerto is sometimes nicknamed “Turkish” in reference to the middle section of the third movement, which is characterized by a shift to A minor (from the original A major) and by the use of grotesque elements such as unison chromatic crescendos, repetition of very short musical elements and col legno playing in the cellos and double basses.

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Symphony No. 101 “The Clock” - Joseph Haydn (1732–1809)

Composed in 1794, this symphony is popularly known as The Clock because of the repeated eighth-note rhythm heard throughout the second movement. It is the ninth of twelve symphonies Haydn composed during his residencies in London in the 1790s.