For more than three decades, Germany’s Freiburg Baroque Orchestra have been one of the leading period ensembles in the world. Performing over 100 concerts a year they come to Canberra for the very first time, presenting Mozart’s most popular works.

For more than three decades, Germany’s Freiburg Baroque Orchestra have been one of the leading period ensembles in the world. Performing over 100 concerts a year globally, they come to Canberra for the very first time, showcasing some of Mozart’s greatest and most popular works. With Australian born keyboard legend Kristian Bezuidenhout as the soloist for the tour, we are promised an unforgettable, poignant and world-class evening.

Opening with J.C Bach’s (son of the great J.S Bach’s) dramatic and energetic Symphony No. 6, we will be spoilt to an evening of Mozart’s most loved and exceptional works.

Mozart’s Piano Concerto No. 9 in E-flat major, spell bounds with its expressive depth and wit which has seen it become one of the most favoured piano concertos written by the young genius. Composed in 1777, it was one of his first concertos written specifically for a public performance rather than for the court. This concerto reflects not only his mastery of form but also his evolving understanding of the soloist-orchestra relationship which was to catapult the genre of piano concerto into a new era – passing the baton to the young Beethoven and beyond.

Performed by legendary FBO leader of 30 years Gottfried von der Goltz, we are treated to Mozart’s Violin Concerto No. 5 in A Major. Known for its innovative qualities and emotional depth, the concerto is one of the high points of the composer’s early maturity and an acme of the entire violin repertoire.

The programme will close with the dramatic intensity and unforgettable melodies of Mozart’s great Symphony No. 40 in g minor – a masterpiece that captures the essence of human emotion and leaves us with no doubt as to why Mozart is regarded as the pinnacle of classical composition.