Sound Advice with Rick PhillipsSalzburg 2012

Mozart Week Music Festival:

Salzburg | Jan. 27 – Feb 6, 2012

I've spent decades listening to and reviewing classical music recordings. But for all the inspired performances I’ve heard, nothing compares to the thrill of a fantastic live performance. With this in mind, I invite you to join me for a week of the very best: the Mozart Week music festival, an annual commemoration of Mozart's birth. 

The concerts feature a who's who of the world's musicians performing in the splendid halls of Salzburg, Austria, amidst a picture of wintry elegance. Although the music of Mozart is central, the festival concerts will feature the music of Bach, Beethoven, Brahms, Schubert, Debussy, and others. 

 

Program:

Artists

Date/Place

Mozart: Piano Concerto in F major , K. 459
Schönberg:
Accompaniment to a Cinematographic Scene op. 34  
Piano Concerto op. 42
Stravinsky: Pulcinella Suite

Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra  
Pierre Boulez, conductor
Mitsuko Uchida, Piano

Sat 28 Jan
7:30 pm
Grosses Festspielhaus

Mozart
Ballet music from Idomeneo K. 367 
Piano Concerto in E-flat major: K. 482
Schumann: Symphony No. 2 in C major op. 61

Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra
Sir John Eliot Gardiner, conductor
Emanuel Ax, piano

Sun 29 Jan
7:30 pm
Grosses
Festspielhaus 

Mozart
Symphony in C major K. 338
Violin Concerto in G major K. 216
Symphony in C major K. 551 “Jupiter”
Frank Martin
Polyptyque for Violin and 2 String Orchestras

Camerata Salzburg
Louis Langrée, conductor
Carolin Widman, violin

Mon 30 Jan
11:00 am
Mozarteum:
Grosser Saal

Mozart: String Quartet in D major K. 575
Bartok: String Quartet No.4 in C major SZ 91
Brahms: String Quartet No 3 in B-flat major op. 67
 

Hagen Quartet
Lukas Hagen, Rainer Schmidt, violins
Veronika Hagen, viola
Clemens Hagen, cello

Wed 1 Feb
11:00 am
Mozarteum
Grosser Saal

Mozart
Serenade in D major K. 239
Piano Concerto in B-flat major K. 595
March in D major K. 335 (320a) No. 1
Symphony in D major K. 504 “Prague”

Vienna Philharmonic
Ivan Fischer, conductor
Radu Lupu, piano

Wed 1 Feb
7:30 pm
Grosses
Festspielhaus 

Mozart: Piano Sonata in A, K. 331 (300i)  
Violin Sonata in B K 454
Variations on “Ah, vous dirai-je, Mamam” K 265 (300e)
Beethoven: Violin Sonata in A, Op. 47 “Kreutzer”

Patricia Kopatchinskaja, violin
Fazil Say, piano

Thurs 2 Feb
11:00 am
Mozarteum
Grosser Saal

Mozart: String Quartet in D minor K. 421 (417b)
Debussy: String Quartet in G minor op. 10
Franck: Piano Quintet in F minor

Mitsuko Uchida, piano
Quatuor Ébène

Fri 3 Feb
11:00 am
Mozarteum
Grosser Saal

J.S.Bach: Magnificat BWV 243
Mozart:
Litaniae de venerabili altaris Sacramento K.243
Nach(t)stücke 4
Jörg Widmann: Experiment on a Fugue for String Quartet and Soprano (Str. Quartet No. 5)

Les Musiciens du Louvre
 Estonian Philharmonic Chamber Choir, Minguet Quartet
Marc Minkowski, conductor
 

Fri 3 Feb
7:30 pm
Haus für Mozart

Mozart: Piano Concerto in D major K. 537  “Coronation”     Schönberg: Chamber Symphony for 15 Solo      Instruments op. 9
Mozart: Piano Concerto in C minor K. 491

Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra
Daniel Barenboim, conductor and piano

Sat 4 Feb
7:30 pm
Grosses
Festspielhaus

Beethoven:
12 Variations in F major from “The Magic Flute” op. 6,
 7 Variations in E-flat major WoO 46
Schubert: Sonata in A minor D. 821 “Arpeggione”
Anton Webern: 3 little pieces Op. 11
Mozart: Rondo in A minor K 511
Minuet in D major K 355 (576b)
Gigue in G major K 574 

Andras Schiff, piano
Miklos Pereny, cello 

Sun 5 Feb
11:00 am
Mozarteum
Grosser Saal

This year marked my third visit to the festival, hosting a small international group of music lovers--it was superb. Everything combined for a sumptuous whole: stellar concerts, stunning locations, and the absence of hordes of summer tourists. We enjoyed many stimulating conversations over glasses of crisp wine and robust beer.

Our central Salzburg hotel allows easy access to concerts, restaurants, museums, and of course the mountains which surround the city. Join us for an unparalleled musical experience!

For complete trip details and registration, please contact my tour manager, Jane Clemens.
Tel. 1-800-475-9494 ext 2243 
Direct: 416-915-2243 
jane.clemens@vision2000.ca

Vision 2000 Travel Group
1200 Sheppard Ave. East Suite 201
Toronto ON M2K 2S5 Canada

Trip Details

Tour Price: $2550.00 CAD*
Per person: 2 people sharing 

Single Supplement: $550.00 CAD*

Price includes:

  • Accommodation: 10 nights in a centrally located Salzburg hotel 
  • Meals: 10 breakfasts and 7 dinners or lunches depending on concert schedule
  • Rick’s Walking Tour of Salzburg
  • Backstage tour of concert hall complex
  • Rick’s daily presentations/talks
  • All Tips/Gratuities to hotel, waiters at included meals, etc.

Not included:

  • Concerts: Rick has picked 10 concerts for us - excellent seats. They are available for purchase in August for approximately Euro 850.
  • Flights, transfers to hotel from airport - we can arrange flights at excellent rates from cities across Canada. Trip extensions are also available. 

*Prices are based on February 2011 international currency exchange rates and are subject to revision.

For complete information and booking, please contact:

Jane Clemens, Tour Manager
jane.clemens@vision2000.ca
1-800-475-9494 ext 2243  
Direct: 416-915-2243

Vision 2000 Travel Group
1200 Sheppard Ave. East, Toronto, ON, M2K 2S5, Canada

Rick Phillips' Website: www.SoundAdvice1.com

* Vision 2000 Travel acts only as agents for the traveler and accepts no responsibility for the services of any aircraft, bus, hotel, concert agencies, etc. used in this tour, nor any delays, loss or accident to travelers or baggage occasioned by such services. While the organizers will do everything possible to assist travelers, they similarly disclaim any such responsibility.  The right is reserved to cancel or modify the tour.

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