London Mozart Players: Haydn & Shostakovich

London Mozart Players: Haydn & Shostakovich

For this year’s Piano Explored lunchtime series, and in their 70th anniversary season, LMP musicians join pianist Howard Shelley in works that feature multiple soloists.

Haydn’s exhilarating Piano Concerto in D is perhaps his most popular work for keyboard. A piece that comes nearest to Mozart in style, it ends with an exuberant Hungarian rondo finale that requires a virtuosic display from the pianist.

Shostakovich’s delightful concerto for piano, trumpet and strings combines wit, energy and lyricism. Full of light-hearted musical jokes parodying themes from Beethoven and Haydn, this brilliant piece features dramatic alternating styles designed to show off the skills of both pianist and trumpeter.

Programme

Haydn Piano Concerto in D Hob.XVIII:11
Shostakovich Concerto No. 1 in C minor for Piano, Trumpet and Strings Op. 35

Performers

London Mozart Players
Paul Archibald trumper
Howard Shelley piano/director