Ludwig van Beethoven (1770 – 1827)
Concert for violin and orchestra in D major op. 61

Felix Mendelssohn (1809 – 1847)
Symphony No. 3 in A minor op. 56 “Scottish”

Conductor Stefano Montanari
Violin soloist Viktoria Mullova

Two composers, representative of the classical-romantic repertoire par excellence, observed through two exemplary pages from their catalogue: the Concerto in D major for violin and orchestra op. 61 by Ludwig van Beethoven (1806) and the Symphony No. 3 in A minor op. 56 “Scottish” by Felix Mendelssohn (1842) entrusted to the baton of the Pomeriggi Musicali’s guest conductor Stefano Montanari and a star of the bow such as Viktoria Mullova. The Concerto offers wonders of lyricism and vivacity, characterising some pages from the central season of the great composer’s creativity.
During a trip to Scotland in the spring of 1829, the 20-year-old Mendelssohn, an avid reader of Schiller, was struck by a visit to Edinburgh’s austere Holyrood Palace, home of Mary Stuart. On that occasion, he noted: ‘I think I have found the beginning of my Scottish Symphony today’. Dedicated to Queen Victoria, it was only premiered on 3 March 1842 at the Gewandhaus in Leipzig, conducted by the composer himself, and triumphantly welcomed in the London so favourable to Mendelssohn on 13 June 1843. A masterpiece of 19th-century symphonism, it will probably amaze for the great variety, bordering on heterogeneity, that characterises the four tempos, which in turn are divided into several contrasting internal sections, a variety that Mendelssohn intended to emphasise by prescribing that they be performed as seamlessly as possible.

PERFORMANCE

Friday, 11 April 2025 – h. 20.30

PRICES

Single seat       25€+ presale
Under18 /Inteatro fare 10€