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Mini Music Festival looks at Classicism period
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FRANZ Joseph Haydn, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart and Ludwig van Beethoven are widely acknowledged as the top composers of music’s Classicism period. Their compositions will highlight the Mini Music Festival at Shanghai Concert Hall this summer.
The three-night series of concerts focusing on the three great composers will be presented by the English Chamber Orchestra from July 17 to 19. Professors from the Shanghai Conservatory of Music will give lectures with Amanda Smith, the orchestra’s marketing manager, about the intricacies of each composer’s music.
Launched in 2013, the Mini Music Festival is designed to provide an in-depth understanding of music by focusing on one particular theme each year.
“We want the theme to be relatively narrow so that we can explain it well to audiences with a combination of concerts and lectures,” says Shen Yanshu, director of Shanghai Concert Hall’s Program Department. “The theme could be a particular music style, a musician, a music form or a specific time period.”
There are numerous knowledgeable fans seeking more profound information about music and musicians, says Shen, noting this is based on feedback from attendees of previous festivals. She says meeting the needs of both general spectators and those looking for more has become a priority when they make arrangements for each festival.
This year’s Mini Festival chose to focus on Haydn, Mozart and Beethoven since they widely represent the Classical period.
Yang Yandi, vice president of the Shanghai Conservatory of Music, says: “It seems that everybody knows about Haydn, Mozart and Beethoven; however, most audiences are only familiar with a few details about the three great composers.”
For example, many people tend to label Mozart’s works as innocent and happy, but Yang says he had a great understanding of people, which can be observed in his operas and some compositions that focus on sadness and struggle.
To help audiences gain a more complete picture of the three composers, the Mini Festival will present lesser-known compositions. This includes Haydn’s Overture “L’isola Disabitata,” Beethoven’s “String Quartet Op. 95,” arranged by Mahler, and Mozart’s “Symphony No. 33 in B Flat.”
“It is always interesting to look into the relationship of the three greats in terms of their personal interaction and music development,” says Yang. “It ended in some obvious mutual influences such as Haydn’s penchant for drama, Mozart’s fluency and Beethoven’s modern ideas.”
Date: July 17-19, 7:30pm
Tickets: 80-480 yuan
Tel: 6217-2426, 6217-3055
Venue: Shanghai Concert Hall
Address: 523 Yan’an Rd E.
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