Sinfonia da Camera opens the season with a program celebrating the virtuosic brilliance and expressive depth of the Classical era. C.P.E. Bach’s Flute Concerto in D Minor, performed by Jonathan Keeble, exemplifies the empfindsamer Stil with its expressive contrasts and improvisatory character. Mozart’s Piano Concerto No. 15, led from the keyboard by Ian Hobson, offers a masterful balance of virtuosity and structural refinement. The evening culminates in Mozart’s Symphony No. 40 in G Minor, a work of striking dramatic intensity and rhythmic urgency. Rare among Mozart’s symphonies for its minor key, it reveals a depth of emotional complexity that continues to resonate with modern audiences. Together, these works illuminate a period of extraordinary artistic innovation, where formal precision and expressive freedom coexist in perfect balance.

Program:

Franz Joseph Haydn: Symphony No. 85 in B-flat Major, Hob. I:85 ("La Reine")

Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach: Flute Concerto in D Minor
Jonathan Keeble, flute

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Piano Concerto No. 15 in B-flat Major, K. 450
Ian Hobson, piano and conductor

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Symphony No. 40 in G Minor, K. 550